A North Carolina appeals court on Friday sided with a Republican candidate for a seat on the state's top court who is contesting the results of last November's election by finding that thousands of the ballots cast should not be counted unless voters can swiftly fix issues with their voter registration.

A North Carolina appeals court sided Friday with the trailing Republican candidate in an extremely close state Supreme Court election, a ruling that could flip the result of the nation’s only 2024 race that is still undecided.

A majority of a three-judge appeals court panel has given thousands of voters whose ballots are being challenged 15 days to verify their eligibility

The court ordered that over 60,000 challenged voters will have 15 days to prove their eligibility or have their votes thrown out, potentially flipping the election result. Read the decision here.

Thousands of votes in the 2024 election may have been counted illegally, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Friday in a case that could determine the outcome of last year’s election for an open seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court.