Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Myers in Raleigh sided with Justice Allison Riggs ordering N.C.'s election board to not throw out any ballots.

A federal judge has ordered the results of North Carolina’s Supreme Court race to be certified, in a ruling that, if upheld, would wrap up an election that had drawn out for months after a challenge over the eligibility of thousands of ballots.

A conservative state judge in North Carolina who attempted to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in order to win a state Supreme Court race against a liberal incumbent has finally conceded the election, more than six months after it initially took place.