KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - Protests in Kinston are causing a delay in the swearing-in of the city’s new mayor and city council members.

According to a city spokeswoman, tomorrow night’s city council meeting is when the ceremony would normally take place. However, the city is still waiting on required documents from the Lenoir County Board of Elections.

Because of that, the ceremony will have to be postponed.

City officials are hoping to hold the swearing-in on December 16th.

WITN has reached out to the Lenoir County Board of Elections for comment but has not yet heard back.

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