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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo to Mayor and Commissioners re EV for 2019 ElectionCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO : Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Todd B. City Cle DATE: SUBJECT: REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: March 12, 2019 FILE : Early Voting Sites/Schedule — 2019 General Municipal Election and Run -Off Election (if necessary) Early Voting Site Locations Map In preparation for the November 5, 2019 City of Miami General Municipal Election for Commission Districts 1, 2 and 4, a resolution regarding the establishment of early voting sites and schedule (dates and times) has been placed on the agenda for the March 28, 2019 Miami City Commission Meeting. For your information, Florida Statute 101.657(e) enables municipalities to provide early voting in municipal elections that are not held in conjunction with county or state elections. A municipality may designate as many sites as necessary and shall conduct its activities providing that: • Early voting sites are limited to a main or branch office of the supervisor of elections, city hall, public library, fairground, civic center, courthouse, county commission building, stadium, convention center, government -owned senior center, or government -owned community center; and • The supervisor of elections shall designate each early voting site by no later than the 30th day prior to an election; and • All early voting sites shall allow any person in line at the closing of an early voting site to vote. The Office of the City Clerk, in coordination with the Miami -Dade Elections Department, has selected the following six (6) locations to utilize as early voting sites. LOCATION TYPE ADDRESS ZIP Allapattah Branch Library Public Library 1799 NW 35th St. 33142 Lemon City Branch Library Public Library 430 NE 61st St. 33137 Miami City Hall City Hall 3500 Pan American Dr. 33133 Shenandoah Branch Library Public Library 2111 SW 19th St. 33145 Stephen P. Clark Center MDC Elections Branch Office 111 NW 1st St. 33128 West Flagler Branch Library Public Library 5050 West Flagler St. 33134 A map of the early voting sites referenced above is included with this memo for your reference. Please be advised that all registered voters in the City of Miami that are eligible to vote in Districts 1, 2 and 4 will be able to vote at any of the early voting sites, as the voting machines will print customized ballots on demand from the optical scan (paper ballot) system. Early voting sites for the general election are proposed to be open for nine (9) days beginning on Saturday, October 26, 2019, and ending on Sunday, November 3, 2019. The proposed schedule for early voting for the general election includes the following dates and times: Saturday OCT 26 Sunday OCT 27 8AM-4PM 8AM-4PM Monday OCT 28 Tuesday OCT 29 Wednesday OCT 30 Thursday OCT 31 Friday NOV 1 Saturday NOV 2 Sunday NOV 3 7AM-7PM 7AM-7PM 7AM-7PM 7AM-7PM 7AM-7PM 8AM-4PM 8AM-4PM For your information, a run-off election, if required, will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The run-off election early voting schedule is proposed to begin on Friday, November 15, 2019, and end on Sunday, November 17, 2019. The proposed schedule for early voting for a run-off election includes the following dates and times: Friday NOV 15 Saturday NOV 16 Sunday NOV 17 7AM-7PM 8AM-4PM 8AM-4PM Please note that the early voting sites selected for a run-off election will depend upon the office(s) requiring a run-off election. With this in mind, the City Clerk will have the ability to reduce the number of early voting site(s) for a run-off election accordingly. For your information, it is estimated that each early voting site will cost $3,200 per site/per day. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Sandra Forges, Elections Coordinator, at sforgesamiamigov.com or 305-250-5369. cc: Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D., City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Christina White, Supervisor of Elections, Miami -Dade County Miriam Rivera, Early Voting Section Supervisor, Miami -Dade County George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney Miriam Arcia, Agenda Coordinator Olga Zamora, Chief of Hearing Boards Alexander Lamprou, Sergeant -at -Arms 2 City of Miami Early Voting Sites Location Address ZIP Allapattah Branch Library 1799 NW 35th Street 33142 Lemon City Branch Library 430 NE 61st Street 33137 Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive 33133 Shenandoah Branch Library 2111 SW 19th Street 33145 Stephen P. Clark Center 111 NW 1st Street 33128 West Flagler Branch Library 5050 West Flagler Street 33134 UNN M RIMETER B*I MILAN AVE SW 1biH SI Legend * Early Voting Sites City Boundary Commission Districts District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 HA HUIE AVER tQ NW 2UTH MIAMI CITY HALL NW 83RD ST APA rTAH BRA NCH LIBRAR 82N D SI NE 1ST ST NE 79TH ST MON CITY RANCH LIBRARY RICKENBACNER CSWy 79TH STREFr � �% 0 2 Miles Created by City of Miami. Department oflnnavation and Techonology, GIS Team l Author_ 0_ Lopez l Date_ 2/11/20191 DocumentPat_\\r05r8187\G_1GISProjectsrarlyVoOngSitesEarlyVoOngSites_letter_2019mxd ©2019 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK