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Recent events in New Bern & Craven County have sparked interest in participating in elections. Here are the upcoming races voters can participate in.

Monday kicked off the first official day to file for local elections in 2022. Earlier that morning, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered a pause in filing for North Carolina's congressional and state legislative seats.

Delays in gathering national census data caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have thrown the fate of North Carolina’s local elections scheduled for 2021, including the City of New Bern’s, into confusion.  New Bern Board of Aldermen Attorney Scott Davis said based on current information the census data would not be in until August or September, making it impossible for the redistricting process to be completed by the state mandated deadline of July 21, which is required to hold municipal elections next October. The current Board of Aldermen, as well as Mayor Dana Outlaw, were elected to four...

Stanley White Rec and Convention Center offer contrast in storm rebuilding decisions Sun Journal (New Bern, NC) Feb. 23—The New Bern Board of Aldermen's recent vote to accept the site plan for a new Stanley White Recreation Center moved forward a process that has led many in the Duffyfield community to question the City's proposal to relocate the facility. One point of contention has been the contrast between how the City has handled the Hurricane Florence damaged recreation center and the approach the county government has taken to repair the Riverside Convention Center, which required ...