HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo to Mayor and Commissioners re EV for 2019 ElectionCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
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DATE: March 12, 2019 FILE:
SUBJECT: Early Voting Sites/Schedule —
2019 General Municipal Election
and Run -Off Election (if
necessarv)
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES: Early Voting Site Locations Map
In preparation for the November 5, 2019 City of Miami General Municipal Election for Commission
Districts 1, 2 and 4, a resolution regarding the establishment of early voting sites and schedule (dates
and times) has been placed on the agenda for the March 28, 2019 Miami City Commission Meeting.
For your information, Florida Statute §101.657(e) enables municipalities to provide early voting in
municipal elections that are not held in conjunction with county or state elections. A municipality
may designate as many sites as necessary and shall conduct its activities providing that:
• Early voting sites are limited to a main or branch office of the supervisor of elections, city
hall, public library, fairground, civic center, courthouse, county commission building, stadium,
convention center, government-owned senior center, or government-owned community center;
and
• The supervisor of elections shall designate each early voting site by no later than the 30th
day prior to an election; and
• All early voting sites shall allow any person in line at the closing of an early voting site to
vote.
The Office of the City Clerk, in coordination with the Miami -Dade Elections Department, has
selected the following six (6) locations to utilize as early voting sites.
LOCATION
TYPE
ADDRESS
ZIP
.Uapattah Branch Library
Public Library
1799 NW 35th St.
33142
Lemon City Branch Library
Public Library
430 NE 61st St.
33137
Miami City Hall
City Hall
3500 Pan American Dr.
33133
Shenandoah Branch Library
Public Library
2111 SW 19th St.
33145
Stephen P. Clark Center
MDC Elections
Branch Office
111 NW 1st St.
33128
West Flagler Branch Library
Public Library
5050 West Flagler St.
33134
A map of the early voting sites referenced above is included with this memo for your reference.
Please be advised that all registered voters in the City of Miami that are eligible to vote in Districts 1,
2 and 4 will be able to vote at any of the early voting sites, as the voting machines, will print
customized ballots on demand from the optical scan (paper ballot) s,, sstem.
Early voting sites for the general election are proposed to be open for nine (9) days beginning on
Saturday, October 26, 2019, and ending on Sunday, November 3, 2019. The proposed schedule for
early voting for the general election includes the following dates and times:
For your information, a run-off election, if required, will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
The run-off election early voting schedule is proposed to begin on Friday, November 15, 2019, and
end on Sunday, November 17, 2019. The proposed schedule for early voting for a run-off election
includes the following dates and times:
Friday
NOV 15
Saturday
NOV 16
Sunday
NOV 17
7AM-7PM
8AM-4PM
Saturday
OCT 26
Sunday
OCT 27
8AM-4PM
8AM-4PM
Monday
OCT 28
Tuesday
OCT 29
Wednesday
OCT 30
Thursday
OCT 31
Friday
NOV 1
Saturday
NOV 2
Sunday
NOV 3
7AM-7PM
7AM-7PM
7AM-7PM
7AM-7PM
7AM-7PM
8AM-4PM
8AM-4PM
For your information, a run-off election, if required, will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
The run-off election early voting schedule is proposed to begin on Friday, November 15, 2019, and
end on Sunday, November 17, 2019. The proposed schedule for early voting for a run-off election
includes the following dates and times:
Friday
NOV 15
Saturday
NOV 16
Sunday
NOV 17
7AM-7PM
8AM-4PM
8AM-4PM
Please note that the early voting sites selected for a run-off election will depend upon the office(s)
requiring a run-off election. With this in mind, the City Clerk will have the ability to reduce the
number of early voting site(s) for a run-off election accordingly.
For your information, it is estimated that each early voting site will cost $3,200 per site/per day.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Sandra Forges, Elections
Coordinator, at sforgesQn-liamigov.com or 305-250-5369.
cc: Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D., City Manager
Victoria Mendez, City Attorney
Christina White, Supervisor of Elections, Miami -Dade County
Miriam Rivera, Early Voting Section Supervisor, Miami -Dade County
George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam Arcia, Agenda Coordinator
Olga Zamora, Chief of Hearing Boards
Alexander Lamprou, Sergeant -at -Arms
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ZIP
Allapattah Branch Library
1799 NW 35th Street
33142
Lemon City Branch Library
430 NE 61st Street
33137
Miami City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
33133
Shenandoah Branch Library
2111 SW 19th Street
33145
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street
33128
West Flagler Branch Library
5050 West Flagler Street
33134
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