HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Mel Meinhardt-PresentationSubmitted in the public
record for item(s) RE.6 & RE.13 ,
on 05/14/2026 City Clerk
There is no urgency
to make bad policy.
RE.6 and RE.1 3
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19266 Submittal -Mel Meinhardt-Presentation
Miami election policy timeline:
• 2021 districts redrawn
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• Federal lawsuit
• Federal court ruling
• Map struck down
• Voting -rights violations found
Submitted in the public
record for item(s) RE.6 & RE.13 ,
on 05/14/2026 City Clerk
20,000+ Miamisign petition:20,000+residents
sign petitions demanding
structural reform
Submitted in the public
record for item(s) RE.6 & RE.13 ,
on 05/14/2026 City Clerk
The timing and optics for `self-serving' reforms is now terrible.
States now attempting to change voting rules.
■ Skates with Re4iStrictin9 Efforts Underway
Source: The Guardian, 13 May 2026
Submitted in the public
record for item(s) RE.6 & RE.13 ,
on 05/14/2026 City Clerk
RE.6 4 Delayed elections
• Voters absorb transition cost.
• Officeholders benefit.
RE.13 4 Shortened terms
• Officeholders delay partial reform.
• Voters wait. Reform undermined.
Governments that wanted longer terms in office for:
"Reform", "Continuity", "More time to finish our program" or
"Procedural review"
Honduras
El Salvador
2021 / 2025
V Cuba
. 2017
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Nicaragua
2014 / 2025
When officeholders ask voters to delay
accountability because they need more time,
democracy should get very cautious, very fast.
Venezuela
2009 / 2016
Zimbabwe
2025
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Submitted in the public
record for item(s) RE.6 & RE.13 ,
on 05/14/2026 City Clerk
Submitted in the public
record for item(s) RE.6 & RE.13 ,
on 05/14/2026 City Clerk
Good governance is not a concession.
Submitted in the public
record for item(s) RE.6 & RE.13 ,
on 05/14/2026 City Clerk
Give your people a choice
not a condition.