Do our votes always count? Or, do they only matter if the losing side doesn’t use the courts to disenfranchise those who voted against them?
As I watch the Allison Riggs-Jefferson Griffin North Carolina Supreme Court race unfold, I’m left feeling like some votes aren’t counted. Why is it okay for a candidate to invalidate the ballots of registered citizens? These people have voted previously without issue. They brought their IDs with them to the polls. And they made their choices for every race. Yet, when a candidate doesn’t like one specific result, he can try to stifle the voices of 60,000 people.
Until a few years ago, I thought that election interference only happened in countries like Russia and North Korea. But, with each court challenge across every recent election, I further lose my faith in both this democracy and its ability to conduct fair elections. Enough already. Let the people vote. And count every ballot…