Virginia civil rights leaders decry 'misinformation' in redistricting fight [View all]

(VIRGINIA MERCURY) - Civil rights leaders in Virginia on Wednesday denounced a political campaign opposing the state’s April 21 redistricting referendum, accusing it of spreading misinformation and exploiting civil rights imagery to sway voters.

At a news conference at Maggie L. Walker Memorial Plaza in Richmond, leaders with the NAACP Virginia State Conference sharply criticized mailers distributed by the Justice for Democracy PAC, a group opposing the referendum that has drawn scrutiny for its messaging and funding.

“On this April Fool’s Day, don’t be fooled into voting ‘no,’” Gaylene Kanoyton, political action chair of the NAACP Virginia State Conference said.

She emphasized that the campaign’s messaging relies on misleading claims and selective historical references, including mailers invoking the civil rights movement and quoting former President Barack Obama out of context.



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