Information for Voters Challenged in Election Protest

Statement Updated May 9

[Note: This page was updated on May 9, 2025]

On May 5, 2025, a federal court upheld the State Board's decision from December to dismiss election protests brought by Jefferson Griffin, a candidate in the November 2024 contest for Supreme Court Associate Justice. The court also ordered the State Board to certify the election for Allison Riggs, the candidate who received the most votes in the contest, as determined by the official count by the county boards of elections.

The federal court paused the decision for seven days to give Griffin the opportunity to appeal. On May 7, 2025, Griffin announced that he would not appeal the federal court’s decision.

As a result, the State Board of Elections will issue a certificate of election to Allison Riggs on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. The State Board already certified the canvassed vote totals in this contest at a public meeting on December 11, 2024.

This means that all voters whose ballots were challenged by Mr. Griffin will remain in the count, without any requirement for further action by those voters.