Matthew Burns, WRAL.com — Elections for Raleigh’s mayor and City Council members will now be held at the same time as statewide and legislative races, after Gov. Roy Cooper allowed a bill affecting elections in dozens of North Carolina cities to become law on Friday. The U.S. Census Bureau has said detailed population breakdowns from the 2020 census won’t be available until September. Some cities need that data to redraw council districts to reflect changes in their population since 2010, and the delayed data wouldn’t give them time to do that and allow candidates to file and campaign before elections scheduled for this fall.

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