2026 CHARTER AMENDMENTS (TECHNICAL CHANGES)

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 make certain technical changes, including 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. The resolution was introduced on 6/26/2026, forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners on 7/14/2026, and adopted on 7/21/2026. 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 a Charter Review Task Force. The ballot question will appear as 'CHARTER AMENDMENT MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES'. The election result shall be determined by a majority of qualified electors voting. Polls open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on election day. Registration books close 29 days prior to the election. Early voting and vote-by-mail ballots are authorized. The election shall be canvassed by the County Canvassing Board. Sponsor: Danielle Cohen Higgins. File Number: 261186. Reference: R-684-26. Status: Adopted. Final Action: 7/21/2026. Agenda Date: 7/21/2026. Agenda Item Number: 11A19. Cost: not stated. Sunset Provision: No. Effective Date: not stated. Expiration Date: not stated. Registered Lobbyist: None Listed. Requester: NONE.