North Carolina Senator Martin Nesbitt speaks against the motion to put the same-sex marriage amendment before voters during a legislative session in Raleigh, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. (Chris Seward/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
Police and wrecker crews work to remove dozens of vehicles that were either parked or abandoned on Glenwood Ave. just west of Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. (Chris Seward/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
Republican nominee for Governor Pat McCrory, right, speaks to the crowd while his opponents in the primary, Bob Orr, left, and Fred Smith listen during a press conference/rally in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina Wednesday, May 7, 2008. (Chris Seward/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
