RESOLUTION CALLING A COUNTYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION

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

Miami-Dade County is holding a countywide special election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to vote on amending 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 resolution was sponsored by Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins. The Policy Council forwarded the resolution with a favorable recommendation as corrected on July 13, 2026, and it was advanced to the Board of County Commissioners meeting on July 21, 2026. The proposed ballot question asks if the Charter should be amended to allow the Board to align special vacancy election timing with other scheduled elections when resignations occur to run for other offices, and to set minimum standards for municipal candidate qualifying periods. The Charter Review Task Force recommended this change with a vote of seven in favor and one against.