• By Michelle Bobadilla
• Posted Monday, April 14, 2025

Information for Voters Challenged in Election Protest

Statement Updated April 9 with FAQ for Affected Voters.
On April 4, 2025, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a decision in the election protest brought by state supreme court candidate Jefferson Griffin. The court’s decision, which has been appealed, may require the county boards of elections to contact voters whose voter registration forms did not include a driver’s license number or last four digits of a Social Security number (and didn’t check the box indicating they lacked these numbers), and to allow those voters to provide that information to their county board of elections, to ensure their votes for the supreme court contest count in the 2024 general election. The decision may also require the county boards of elections to contact military and overseas-citizen voters who submitted an absentee ballot to provide a copy of their photo identification, to ensure their votes for the supreme court contest count in the 2024 general election..
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The court’s decision is not yet in effect and is currently being appealed. On April 7, the state Supreme Court temporarily halted the Court of Appeals decision while it considers whether to hear the appeal. If the Court of Appeals decision does go into effect, the State Board of Elections will provide detailed instructions to the counties and affected voters on how to comply with the decision..
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In the meantime, click here for responses to questions on this matter.

For more information, contact the Forsyth County Board of Elections at (336) 703-2800.