Between 2001 and 2002, two bills were proposed for...

Between 2001 and 2002, two bills were proposed for a moratorium on executions and the forming of a commission to study the use of the death penalty. Numerous cities approved resolutions in favour of a moratorium on executions: Asheville, Corroboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Chatham, Charlotte, Cofield, Davidson, Durham, Durham County, Fayetteville, Garysburg, Greensboro, Hillsborough, Norcina, Orange County, Taylortown, Thomasville, Salem, Winfall.