2026 CHARTER AMENDMENTS (TECHNICAL CHANGES)

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

The document is a legislative item for a resolution 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 make certain technical changes. The resolution was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026. The technical changes include updating certain listed County locations to current name, allowing for additional methods of public notice and virtual participation by commissioners when otherwise allowed by state law, and ensuring consistent stylistic conventions for numbering, gender, capitalization, and grammar. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the amendment by a vote of ten in favor and zero 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' in the first Whereas clause. The resolution references Resolution No. R-225-24, approved on March 19, 2024, which created the Charter Review Task Force. The ballot question will appear as 'CHARTER AMENDMENT MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES'. The election will be conducted in accordance with general election laws, with polls open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The result will be determined by a majority of qualified electors voting. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or zoning change is stated.