CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina’s state health director told Republican convention officials Friday that the state could “flexibly enforce” its crowd restrictions to accommodate several hundred delegates at the Charlotte event this month.

The decision all but clears the way for the GOP to have more than 300 delegates renominate President Donald Trump at the Charlotte Convention Center on Aug. 24.

“We understand that some events necessary to conduct official convention business may require measures that would not be allowed for a normal event,” health director Elizabeth Tilson wrote RNC officials. “Therefore, in the spirit of accommodating the unique interests and needs of the convention, we have expressed a willingness to flexibly enforce certain ... public health measures.”

This week Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper extended Phase 2 restrictions until Sept. 11. They limit most indoor gatherings to 10 people.