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Master Report
Enactment Number:
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 18120
Revision:
File Name: Charter Amendment - Elections
Requesting Dept: Commissioners and Mayor
File Type: Resolution
Status: MEETING CANCELLED
Controlling Body: City Commission
Introduced: 9/3/2025
Final Action Date:
Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
APPROVING, SETTING FORTH, AND SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CHARTER") AMENDING SECTION 4(B) OF THE CHARTER TITLED
"FORM OF GOVERNMENT; NOMINATION AND ELECTION/ELECTION OF MAYOR
AND CITY COMMISSION; TERMS OF OFFICE; RECALL," SECTION 7 OF THE
CHARTER, TITLED "ELECTION OF CITY COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR," AND
SECTION 12 OF THE CHARTER, TITLED "FILLING VACANCIES FOR MAYOR AND
COMMISSION" TO CHANGE THE 2031 GENERAL ELECTION TO 2032, THEREBY
MOVING ALL SUBSEQUENT YEARS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION AND RUN-OFF
FROM ODD -NUMBERED YEARS TO EVEN -NUMBERED YEARS SO THE DATES OF
THE GENERAL ELECTION ARE CONCURRENT WITH ANY STATEWIDE OR
COUNTYWIDE ELECTION; AMENDING THE PERIOD FOR QUALIFICATION AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF EXISTING TERMS OF OFFICE DUE TO SAID
CHANGE; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE,
THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE; CALLING FOR A
REFERENDUM AND PROVIDING THAT THE CHARTER AMENDMENT WILL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE REFERENDUM SPECIAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY
CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH
RESPECT TO THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS;
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE
HEREIN RESOLUTION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA NOT LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS
PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE
EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
Sponsor(s): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Damian Pardo
Notes:
Links:
Attachments: 18120 Exhibit A (PDF)
History of Legislative File:
Revision: Acting Body:
Date: Action: Result:
Legislative Division
Marie Gouin
Domini J. Gibbs
George K. Wysong III
9/4/2025
9/4/2025
9/4/2025
9/4/2025
Legislative Division Review
Budget Review
ACA Review
Approved Form and
Correctness
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
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City Commission
City Commission
City of Miami
Master Report
Enactment Number:
9/5/2025 Meeting
9/5/2025 MEETING CANCELLED
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Completed
Passed
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