Charter Amendment to Move the City Elections from Odd-Numbered to Even-Numbered Years
Miami city, Florida
My vote power
High
Election date
August 18, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 459,745 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 459,745) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.96, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Miami would move regular city elections from odd to even years. Districts 1, 2, and 4 would shift from 2031 to 2034. The mayor and Districts 3 and 5 would shift from 2033 to 2036. Winners in 2031 and 2033 would serve three-year transition terms that count toward term limits. Later terms return to four years. General elections would coincide with statewide or countywide elections, and candidate qualification timing would change.
A YES vote means
City elections would shift to even years in 2034 and 2036. Officials elected in 2031 and 2033 would serve three-year terms.
A NO vote means
Miami would keep odd-year city elections, ordinary four-year terms, and current candidate qualification timing.
Result: passed
Sources: miami.gov · miamidade.gov
Source: miamdade.gov