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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo to Mayor and Commissioners re EV for 2021 ElectionCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO : FRO Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Todd B. City Clerk DATE : SUBJECT: REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: June 14, 2021 FILE : Early Voting Sites/Schedule — 2021 General Municipal Election and Run -Off Election (if necessary Early Voting Site Locations Map In preparation for the November 2, 2021 City of Miami General Municipal Election for Mayor and Commission Districts 3 and 5, a resolution regarding the establishment of early voting sites and schedule (dates and times) has been placed on the agenda for the June 24, 2021 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 • Early voting sites shall be designated 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 following seven (7) locations have previously been designated by the City Commission for City of Miami elections and are being proposed as early voting sites for the upcoming election. LOCATION TYPE ADDRESS ZIP Allapattah Branch Library Public Library 1799 NW 35th St. 33142 Hispanic Branch Library Public Library 1398 SW 1" St. 33135 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 IVIDC 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 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 23, 2021, and ending on Sunday, October 31, 2021. The proposed schedule for early voting for the general election includes the following dates and times: Saturday OCT23 Sunday OCT24 8AM-4PM 8AM-4PM Monday OCT 25 Tuesday OCT 26 Wednesday OCT 27 Thursday OCT 28 Friday OCT 29 Saturday OCT 30 Sunday OCT 31 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 16, 2021. The run-off election early voting schedule is proposed to begin on Friday, November 12, 2021, and end on Sunday, November 14, 2021. The proposed schedule for early voting for a run-off election includes the following dates and times: Friday NOV 12 Saturday NOV 13 Sunday NOV 14 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 $4,000 per site/per day. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Sandra Forges, Elections Coordinator, at sforges@miamigov.com or 305-250-5369. cc: Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Christina White, Supervisor of Elections, Miami -Dade County Katrina Hodges, Early Voting Section Assistant Deputy, Miami -Dade County George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney Miriam Santana, Agenda Coordinator Olga Zamora, Chief of Hearing Boards Alexander Lamprou, Sergeant -at -Arms 2 City of Miami Early Voting Sites LOCATION ADDRESS Allapattah Branch Library 1799 NW 35th Street 33142 Hispanic Branch Library 1398 SW 1st Street 33135 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. 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