The State Board of Elections is now temporarily blocked from certifying Allison Riggs as the winner in the Supreme Court election while the court considers her opponent’s challenge of 60,000 ballots.

After incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs appeared to defeat Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, Griffin has been seeking to throw out 60,000 ballots.

In late filings released Tuesday night, two conservative justices signaled a challenge of 60,000 ballots from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin may not be able to overturn the results of an election where the Democratic incumbent,