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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary FormAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #17220 Date: 02/04/2025 Commission Meeting Date: 09/11/2025 Type: Resolution Subject: 2025 Municipal Election Dates Purpose of Item: Requesting Department: Office of the City Clerk Sponsored By: District Impacted: All A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND TWO (2) COMMISSIONERS; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED, ON DECEMMBER 9, 2025; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN BOTH ELECTIONS; DESCRIBING PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN BOTH ELECTIONS; DESCRIBING THE REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS MAINTAINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF FLORIDA AND CHAPTER 16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WHICH THE CITY OF MIAMI HAS ADOPTED FOR USE IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL AND RUN-OFF ELECTIONS; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF SUCH REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO GIVE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Background of Item: SAME AS ABOVE. Budget Impact Analysis Total Fiscal Impact: Office of the City Clerk Legislative Division Office of the City Attorney Office of Management and Budget Office of the City Attorney City Commission Office of the City Clerk Reviewed B Todd B. Hannon Valentin J Alvarez Domini J. Gibbs Marie Gouin George K. Wysong III Maricarmen Lopez City Clerk's Office Department Head Review Legislative Division Review ACA Review Budget Review Approved Form and Correctness Meeting Rendered Completed 08/28/2025 3:57 PM Completed 08/28/2025 4:16 PM Completed 08/28/2025 4:28 PM Completed 08/28/2025 4:34 PM Completed 08/28/2025 4:43 PM Completed 09/11/2025 9:00 AM Completed 09/12/2025 8:43 AM City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-25-0340 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 17220 Final Action Date:9/11/2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND TWO (2) COMMISSIONERS; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED, ON DECEMBER 9, 2025; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN BOTH ELECTIONS; DESCRIBING PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN BOTH ELECTIONS; DESCRIBING THE REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS MAINTAINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF FLORIDA AND CHAPTER 16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WHICH THE CITY OF MIAMI HAS ADOPTED FOR USE IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL AND RUN-OFF ELECTIONS; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF SUCH REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; FURTHER RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE ELECTION AND THE PROVISIONS HEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA ELECTION CODE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida ("City Charter") provides: [A] general municipal election for the mayor and city commissioners shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd -numbered years. A runoff election for the mayor and city commissioners shall be held on the second Tuesday in December in odd - numbered years; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7 of the City Charter, the 2025 General Municipal Election is mandated to be scheduled on November 4, 2025 and the Run -Off Election is mandated to be scheduled on the second Tuesday in December, five (5) weeks afterward on December 9, 2025; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. In accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of the City Charter and the Florida Election Code, the City Commission directs a general municipal election in the City of Miami, Florida ("City") at the polling places designated in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., to elect the following officers of the City: the Mayor who is elected Citywide and two (2) District Commissioners who are to be elected from Districts 3 and 5. Section 3. A run-off election, if required, is directed to be held in the City at the polling places designated in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated herein, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Section 4. The candidate qualifying period for the November 4, 2025 General Municipal Election will be scheduled from Friday, September 5, 2025 until Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. Section 5. The Precinct Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said dates shall be designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County, Florida ("Supervisor") for such purposes in accordance with the general laws of the State of Florida ("State"). Section 6. Persons who are qualified to vote in said elections and who have not registered under the provisions of the Florida Election Code and Chapter 16 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, or who have transferred their legal residence from one voting precinct to another voting precinct in the City, may register at such branch offices as may be approved by the Supervisor and at said Supervisor's office which will be open at the following location and during the following times: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS 2700 Northwest 87th Avenue, Miami, Florida Monday to Friday, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. In addition to the above, said qualified persons may also register at branch offices and may also use any means as provided by general laws of Florida for the purpose of registration in order to vote in the herein described elections during such times and on such dates as may be designated by the Supervisor. Section 7. The elections shall be held at the polling places in the precincts designated in Exhibit "A,", attached and incorporated herein, or as may be designated by the Supervisor, in conformity with the provisions of the Florida Election Code. A description of the registration books and records which pertain to election precincts wholly or partly within the City and which the City is adopting and desires to use for holding such elections is all voter information cards, registration books, records, and certificates pertaining to electors of the City and established and maintained as official by the Supervisor, in conformity with the provisions of the Florida Election Code, are hereby adopted and declared to be, and shall hereafter be recognized and accepted as official voter information cards, registration books, records, and certificates of the City. Section 8. The ballots to be used in said elections shall be so prepared that the names of the qualified candidates will appear on said ballots in alphabetical order according to surname for each election contest; provided, however, that the ballots and their preparation shall comply with the general election laws of the State. Vote -by -Mail ballots may be used by qualified electors of the City for voting. The form of such ballot shall be in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the general election laws of the State. Section 9. (a) In compliance with the Florida Election Code, the City Clerk is hereby retroactively authorized to publish notice of the provisions hereof, at least twice during the thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of qualifying in newspaper(s) of general circulation in the City which notice shall be substantially as set forth in the following form: NOTICE OF GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE OFFICES OF MAYOR WHO IS ELECTED CITYWIDE, AND TWO (2) CITY COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE TO BE ELECTED FROM SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS 3 AND 5 A general municipal election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. in the City of Miami, Florida, at the polling places in the several election precincts designated by the Miami -Dade County Supervisor of Elections, at which election the qualified electors participating therein will vote for the following municipal officers: Mayor who is to be elected citywide and two (2) District Commissioners who are to be elected from single member Districts 3 and 5. A run-off election, if required, is to be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. (b) The Precinct Clerks and Inspectors to serve at said polling places on said dates shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County for such purpose in accordance with the general laws of the State. The registration books and records for the registration of persons qualified to vote in said elections shall be those maintained by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County. (c) The official ballot shall be in substantially the following form: Official Ballot General Municipal Election November 4, 2025 Miami, Florida City Wide Mayor (Vote for 1) Names of Candidates District Wide Commissioner — District 3 (Vote for 1) Names of Candidates District Wide Commissioner — District 5 (Vote for 1) Names of Candidates (Position Number) (Position Number) (Position Number) (d) In the event a Run -Off Election is required to be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the official ballot to be used at such run-off election shall be in substantially the same form as above, except that the heading of the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: Official Ballot Run -Off Election December 9, 2025 Miami, Florida (e) A run-off election will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. in the City at the polling places set forth herein. The Precinct Clerks and Inspectors at said general municipal election shall be those designated by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County for such purpose. The registration books and records for the registration of persons qualified to vote in said general municipal election shall be those maintained by the Supervisor of Elections of Miami -Dade County. Section 10. Todd B. Hannon, the City Clerk of the City, or his duly appointed successor, is designated and appointed as the official representative of the City Commission in all transactions with the Supervisor in relation to matters pertaining to the use of the registration books for the holding of the herein general municipal election and the herein run-off election. Section 11. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared vote -by -mail ballots for the use of electors who are unable or unwilling to go to the polls to vote and entitled to cast such ballots in said elections. Section 12. All qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote in said General Municipal Election and the Supervisor is requested, authorized, and directed to furnish, at the cost and expense of the City, a list of all qualified electors residing in the City as shown by the registration books and records of the Office of said Supervisor and duly certify the same for delivery to and for use by the election officials designated to serve at the respective polling places in said election precincts. Section 13. The City Clerk is directed, upon the adoption of this Resolution, to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the Supervisor. Section 14. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this Resolution is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Resolution shall not be affected. Section 15. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: rge ng II , C y ttor -y 8/28/2025 1 This is an administrative act that is not subject to Mayoral veto.