RESOLUTION CALLING A COUNTYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION

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

This is a legislative 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 voters a question on amending 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 Charter Review Task Force recommended the referendum by a vote of seven in favor and one against. The resolution was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation as corrected on 7/13/2026, and amended at the 7/21/2026 Board meeting. A scrivener's error was corrected on 7/9/2026, replacing 'Resolution No. R-255-24' with 'Resolution No. R-225-24'. The ballot question asks: 'Shall the Charter be amended 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 such vacancies are caused by resignations to run for other offices, and to establish minimum standards for municipal candidate qualifying periods?' The election will be held on November 3, 2026, 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. The County registration books will close 29 days prior to the election. The resolution authorizes the County Mayor or designee and the Clerk of the Board to take necessary actions. The election will be canvassed by the County Canvassing Board. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or construction work is described.