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x File ID: #5485
Date: 03/13/2019 Requesting Department: Office of the C
Clerk
Commission Meeting Date: 03/28/2019 Sponsored By:
District Impacted: District 1, District 2
District 4
Type: Resolution
Subject: 2019 General Municipal Election Dates
Purpose of Item:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) COMMISSIONERS; FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED, ON NOVEMBER 19, 2019;
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
Item is an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Total Fiscal Impact:
General Account No: NDA
Reviewed By
Office of the City Clerk
Todd B. Hannon
Department Head Review
Completed
03/12/2019 4:32 PM
Office of Management and Budget
Pedro Lacret
Budget Analyst Review
Completed
03/14/2019 6:33 PM
Office of Management and Budget
Christopher M Rose
Budget Review
Completed
03/15/2019 3:41 AM
City Manager's Office
Nikolas Pascual
City Manager Review
Completed
03/15/2019 12:49 PM
Legislative Division
Valentin J Alvarez
Legislative Division Review
Completed
03/15/2019 3:22 PM
Office of the City Attorney
George Wysong
ACA Review
Completed
03/18/2019 5:22 PM
Office of the City Attorney
Barnaby L. Min
Deputy Attorney Review
Completed
03/19/2019 6:32 PM
Office of the City Attorney
Barnaby L. Min
Approved Form and Correctness
Completed
03/19/2019 6:32 PM
City Commission Maricarmen Lopez Meeting Completed 03/28/2019 9:00 AM
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 04/08/2019 9:52 AM
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Legislation 3500 Pan American Drive
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Resolution www.miamigov.com
Enactment Number: R-19-0124
File Number: 5485 Final Action Date:3/28/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS; FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED, ON NOVEMBER 19,2019-1
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.
WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("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 third
Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd -numbered years; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7 of the City Charter, the 2019 General Municipal
Election is mandated to be scheduled on November 5, 2019 and the Run -Off Election is
mandated to be scheduled two (2) weeks afterward on November 19, 2019;
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 ("City") at the polling places designated in Exhibit No. 1, attached and incorporated, on
Tuesday, November 5, 2019, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., to elect the following three (3)
District Commissioners who are to be elected from Districts 1, 2, and 4.
Section 3. A run-off election, if required, is directed to be held in the City at the polling
places designated in Exhibit No. 1, attached and incorporated, from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M.,
on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
Section 4. The candidate qualifying period for the November 2019 General Municipal
Election will be scheduled from Friday, September 6, 2019 until Saturday, September 21,
2017 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 ("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 the offices of the
Supervisor which will be open at the following location and during the following times:
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
ELECTIONS
DEPARTMENT
2700 Northwest 87th Avenue, Miami, Florida
Monday to Friday, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Section 7. The elections shall be held at the polling places in the precincts
designated on said Exhibit No. 1, attached and incorporated, 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 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 district; 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
authorized and directed to publish notice of the herein Resolution and 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 5, 2019
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-19-XXXX
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE OFFICES OF
THREE (3) CITY COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE TO BE ELECTED
FROM SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS 1, 2, AND 4
A general municipal election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 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 three (3) District Commissioners who are
to be elected from single member Districts 1, 2, and 4. A run-off election, if required, is to be
held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
(b) The precinct clerks and inspectors to serve at said polling places on said dates
shall be those designated by the Supervisor 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.
(c) The official ballot shall be in substantially the following form:
Official General Municipal Election Ballot
November 5, 2019
Miami, Florida
District Wide
Commissioner — District 1
Vote for 1
(Names of Candidates) (Position Number)
Commissioner — District 2
Vote for 1
(Names of Candidates) (Position Number)
Commissioner — District 4
Vote for 1
(Names of Candidates) (Position Number)
(d) In the event a Run -Off Election is required to be held on Tuesday, November 19,
2019, 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
November 19, 2019
Miami, Florida
(e) A run-off election will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 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 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.
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:
Barnaby L. Min, Deputy City Attorney 3/19/2019
1 This is an administrative act that is not subject to Mayoral veto.