RESOLUTION CALLING A COUNTYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION

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

Resolution adopted on 7/21/2026 calling a countywide special election in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be held in conjunction with the General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to submit to electors the question of whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to increase the length of district residency to run for County Commissioner, from six months to one year before the start of the qualifying period. File Number: 261182, Reference: R-681-26. Prime Sponsor: Danielle Cohen Higgins. Introduced 6/26/2026. Final Action: 7/21/2026. Agenda Date: 7/21/2026, Agenda Item Number: 11A15. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the amendment by a vote of ten in favor and none against. A scrivener's error was corrected on 7/9/2026 and 7/13/2026, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24'. The Policy Council forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation as corrected on 7/13/2026 and 7/14/2026. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the resolution on 7/21/2026. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or dollar amount is stated.