Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. responds to the North Carolina Supreme Court issuing a stay blocking the certification of Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’s re-election:

JohnThe actions of the North Carolina Supreme Court are alarming. Any judge that operates in an independent and fair manner would maximize the chance that all of North Carolinians’ ballots are counted and ensure that the electoral result reflects the decision of the citizens of the state. The vote is the voice and the power of the people. It is not for a court to decide the outcome of an election. In a functioning democracy the will of the people — as expressed in an election — prevails.

Should the North Carolina Supreme Court throw out lawful ballots, it could potentially overturn the results of a free and fair election — achieving the same goal as those who perpetuated a violent coup attempt on our nation’s capitol just four years ago. This must not be tolerated.

I am concerned that the very recent actions of the Court presage a continued diminution of a democracy already under attack in North Carolina. The arrogant, anti-democracy move to stop the certification of a free and fair election while this court considers whether or not to throw out 60,000 lawfully-cast ballots underscores that.

More soon.

— Eric H. Holder, Jr.
82nd Attorney General of the United States
Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee

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