RALEIGH – As North Carolina legislators voted on controversial electoral districts today, pro-democracy groups held a press conference in front of the State Legislative Building in Raleigh to speak out against the legislature’s discriminatory gerrymandering and the harmful effects on the people of our state.

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Speakers at today’s press conference included:

Ann Webb, Common Cause North Carolina
Kyle Brazile, NC Counts
Jimmy Patel-Nguyen, North Carolina Asian Americans Together
Eric Willoughby, All On The Line volunteer
Tyler Daye, Common Cause North Carolina
Jennifer Rubin, League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Cassandra Stokes, North Carolina Black Alliance
Carrol Olinger, Action NC
Karen Zeigler, Democracy Out Loud
Jillian Riley, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic