Eschewing partisan politics in favor or fairness was what many recently asked of North Carolina lawmakers when they soon start resetting the state's voting districts.

“The great mystery of every election is what my congressional district will look like,” said Jay Kennett, who lives near downtown Burlington. “It changes every single time.”

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Jay Kennett of Burlington, North Carolina turns away from the podium after making an appeal against gerrymandering to members of the North Carolina General Assembly Joint Redistricting Committee at Alamance Community College on Sept. 16, 2021.