Press release from Common Cause NC:
TODAY: ‘The People v. Griffin’ rallies to be held in communities across NC on Monday, will feature voices of voters whose ballots are threatened by losing candidate Jefferson GriffinThe rallies come as Griffin is demanding that the courts do the unthinkable: throw out the lawful ballots of more than 60,000 North Carolinians and overturn the NC Supreme Court electionSTATEWIDE NORTH CAROLINA – North Carolinians will host rallies in towns and cities across the state today (Monday, Feb. 17), lifting up the voices of voters whose ballots are unfairly challenged by losing candidate Jefferson Griffin in his dangerous ploy to overturn the NC Supreme Court election.“The People v. Griffin” rallies are being organized in more than a dozen communities covering every region of the state over the Presidents Day holiday weekend of Feb. 15-17. Already, thousands of North Carolinians have signed up to attend these events. The list of rallies for Monday is below and posted at ccnc.me/griffin.These nonpartisan rallies are being organized by North Carolina voters and grassroots voting rights organizations. All events are free and open to the public. Members of the media are encouraged to attend to hear directly from local community members whose votes are being unjustly challenged by Griffin.Rally locations for Monday (click the town/city to see a registration page with more details):Asheville: Monday, Feb. 17, noon – 2 p.m. at Pack Square ParkBoone: Monday, Feb. 17, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Boone Town Council ChambersCharlotte: Monday, Feb. 17, 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Marshall ParkDare County: Monday, Feb. 17, 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at Dowdy ParkElizabeth City: Monday, Feb. 17, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at The Great Hall/Promenade (ECSU)Greenville: Monday, Feb. 17, noon – 3 p.m. at H. Boyd Lee ParkHillsborough: Monday, Feb. 17, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Old Courthouse HillsboroughJacksonville: Monday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Sandy Run Missionary Baptist ChurchRaleigh: Monday, Feb. 17, noon – 2 p.m. at NC State CapitolRutherfordton: Monday, Feb. 17, noon – 2 p.m. at Rutherford County Courthouse LawnWarrenton: Monday, Feb. 17, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at The HiveMultiple recounts and careful election audits confirmed that Justice Allison Riggs won the most votes to keep her seat on the NC Supreme Court. But rather than concede and respect the will of voters, losing candidate Jefferson Griffin is attempting to throw out the lawful ballots of more than 60,000 North Carolinians – with young people and Black voters challenged at higher rates by Griffin – as he outrageously tries to overturn the election. Three months after Election Day, this remains the only contested statewide race in the country.North Carolinians across the state are rallying to protect everyone’s freedom to vote and speaking out against Griffin’s outrageous scheme to toss tens of thousands of ballots.Voters are encouraged to search Griffin’s list to see if they are impacted at ccnc.me/WeMatter.
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