RESOLUTION CALLING A COUNTYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION

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

The document is a legislative matter 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, for the purpose of submitting to the electors the question of whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to revise the process for calling an election to fill commission vacancies and establish minimum standards for municipal qualifying dates. The resolution was introduced on 6/26/2026, had a Board of County Commissioners agenda date of 7/21/2026, and was amended on that date. The final adopted version is Legislative File Number 261380. The resolution was forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation as corrected by the Policy Council on 7/13/2026 and 7/14/2026. A scrivener's error was corrected on 7/9/2026, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24'. The prime sponsor is Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins. The Charter Review Task Force recommended the referendum by a vote of seven in favor and one against. The proposed amendment would allow the Board to take action on a prospective resignation to call an election that would sync up with other elections and establish minimum standards for municipal qualifying dates. The ballot question is 'ALLOW VACANCY ELECTION TO SYNC UP WITH OTHER ELECTION; ESTABLISH MUNICIPAL QUALIFYING STANDARDS'.