A North Carolina Supreme Court decision has refused to accelerate further the appeals over an election for a seat on the court.

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the state Board of Election's request to bypass the North Carolina Court of Appeals and review Appellate Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's legal effort to toss out tens of thousands of votes cast in the state's November Supreme Court race.

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it won't fast-track the lawsuit by a Republican Supreme Court candidate who's trying to throw out the ballots of more than 60,000 voters in his attempt to reverse the 2024 election results.