Miami-Dade County Charter Amendment: Allow Vacancy Election to Sync Up With Other Election; Establish Municipal Qualifying Standards
Unofficial result: Passed
Source: enr.electionsfl.org
Miami-Dade County, Florida
My vote power: High
What does this measure do?
This amendment would let the county schedule some mayor or commissioner vacancy elections alongside other elections and set minimum city candidate filing periods. It requires no new tax; county election costs could change with scheduling.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (Resolution R-682-26, sponsor Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, District 8)
Cohen Higgins is the District 8 commissioner for southeast Miami-Dade. The ideas come from a county charter review panel. This one lets votes to fill a vacant seat line up with other elections.
Source: miamidade.gov
A YES vote means
The county could align qualifying vacancy elections with other elections and set minimum city qualifying periods.
A NO vote means
Current county vacancy-election timing and city qualifying rules would stay.