RESOLUTION CALLING A COUNTYWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION

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

This is a legislative matter, 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, 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 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: '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 resolution includes provisions for notice, ballot form, early voting, vote-by-mail ballots, sample ballots, and canvassing by the County Canvassing Board. No specific project site, address, parcel, acreage, or dollar amount is stated.