RESOLUTION CALLING A COUNTYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION

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

This legislative item is a resolution calling for a countywide special election in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in conjunction with the general election. The purpose is to submit to voters a proposed amendment to the Home Rule Charter. The amendment would increase the residency requirement for candidates running for County Commissioner to 365 days as a registered elector of the district prior to the start of the qualifying period, up from the current six months. The resolution was sponsored by Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins and was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation after a scrivener's error correction. The Charter Review Task Force recommended this change by a vote of ten in favor and none against.