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 required to run for County Commissioner from six months to one year before the start of the qualifying period. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the amendment by a vote of ten in favor and none against. The resolution was introduced on 6/26/2026, forwarded by Policy Council on 7/13/2026 with a favorable recommendation as corrected, and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. A scrivener's error was corrected on 7/9/2026, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24' in the first Whereas clause. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or dollar amount is stated.