Cities in North Carolina

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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.

This page includes the following resources:

Cities

City government

Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:

City County
Charlotte Mecklenburg County
Durham Durham County
Greensboro Guilford County
Raleigh Wake County
Winston-Salem Forsyth County

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 100 counties, 552 cities, towns, and villages, and 313 special districts.[1]

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2024

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

2023

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

2022

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

Ballotpedia expanded its coverage of local elections in North Carolina in 2022. Click here to find your county, or click the links below for additional information about the following municipalities:

2021

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

2020

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

Past elections


Initiative process availability

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in North Carolina

State law NC Gen. Stat. Section 160A-104 mandates an initiative process for citizens to propose and vote on charter amendments regarding specific subject matters outlined in NC Gen. Stat. Section 160A-101.

State law does not grant ordinance initiative power to all cities. However, the North Carolina General Assembly has granted initiative power to certain cities, such as Raleigh and Greensboro, through special acts. In any city where an initiative has been made available, NC Gen. Stat. Section 159-17 states, "The adoption and amendment of the budget ordinance or any project ordinance and the levy of taxes in the budget ordinance are not subject to the provisions of any city charter or local act concerning initiative or referendum."[2][3][4]

See also

North Carolina Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia, "Types and #'s of local government by state," September 1, 2012
  3. ↑ Municode, "Raleigh City Charter and Ordinances," accessed August 23, 2013
  4. ↑ Municode, "Greensboro City Charter and Ordinances," accessed August 23, 2013
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