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, to submit to 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, amended on 7/21/2026, and the final adopted version is Legislative File Number 261380. The Board of County Commissioners amended the item on 7/21/2026. The Policy Council forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation as corrected on 7/13/2026, and forwarded to BCC on 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 County Attorney assigned Michael B. Valdes on 6/29/2026. The 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 ballot question asks whether to allow the Board to align the timing of special elections to fill vacancies in the offices of Mayor or County Commissioner with other scheduled elections when vacancies are caused by resignations to run for other offices, and to establish minimum standards for municipal candidate qualifying periods. The election will be determined by a majority of qualified electors, with polls open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election. The registration books will close 29 days prior to the election. Early voting and vote-by-mail ballots are authorized. The election will be canvassed by the County Canvassing Board. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or construction work is described.