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Enactment Number:
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18123
Revision:
File Name: Direct CA - Amend Charter - Elections
Requesting Dept: Commissioners and Mayor
File Type: Resolution
Status: MEETING CANCELLED
Controlling Body: City Commission
Introduced: 9/4/2025
Final Action Date:
Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CHARTER"), FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE
SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL
ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025, PROPOSING, UPON APPROVAL OF THE
ELECTORATE, TO AMEND SECTION 4(B) OF THE CHARTER TITLED "FORM OF
GOVERNMENT; NOMINATION AND ELECTION/ELECTION OF MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION; TERMS OF OFFICE; RECALL," 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 THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY UPON APPROVAL BY THE ELECTORATE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Damian Pardo
Notes:
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History of Legislative File:
Revision: Acting Body:
Date: Action: Result:
Marie Gouin
Legislative Division
Domini J. Gibbs
George K. Wysong III
City Commission
City Commission
9/4/2025
9/4/2025
9/4/2025
9/4/2025
9/5/2025
9/5/2025
Budget Review
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Approved Form and
Correctness
Meeting
MEETING CANCELLED
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Passed
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