RESOLUTION CALLING A COUNTYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Miami-Dade County is holding a countywide special election on November 3, 2026, to amend the Home Rule Charter. The proposed amendment aims to revise the process for calling elections to fill commission vacancies and establish minimum standards for municipal qualifying dates. The Charter Review Task Force recommended this change, with a vote of seven in favor and one against. The resolution was introduced on June 26, 2026, and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) with a favorable recommendation as corrected on July 13, 2026, and advanced to the July 21, 2026 BCC meeting. A scrivener's error regarding a previous resolution number (R-255-24 corrected to R-225-24) was noted and fixed.