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Hundreds of demonstrators rally at the North Carolina State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The rally, organized by Common Cause, protested Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin's challenge of 65,000 ballots in November's election. He trails Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs. (Travis Long/The News & Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)