Miami Mayor Candidate Sues to Block Election Delay, Calls Move an ‘Outrageous Abuse of Power’

The election that Miami just canceled: Why voters are furious

It is not often you see a clear case of a stolen election, but that's what the Miami City Commission has voted to do.

MAYOR LYNN LANDRY FILES FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2025 CITY COUNCIL RACE

The field has grown to five for the 2025 Marathon City Council race, as current Mayor Lynn Landry filed for re-election. Landry will launch his second campaign after finishing with […]

Black Miami Man Could Sue City Over Canceled 2025 Election

Source: felixmizioznikov / Getty Miami elected officials messed around and might be about to find out after delaying the city’s November 2025 election by one year. At least one candidate for mayor has threatened a lawsuit, with state officials calling the move unconstitutional.  Nearly two weeks after Miami commissioners voted to delay the 2025 election, mayoral candidate Michael Hepburn announced on social media he was prepared to take legal ac…

Miami Mayor candidate sues to block election delay, calls move an ‘outrageous abuse of power’

Former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, one of nine candidates running for Mayor in the now-canceled November election, has filed a lawsuit challenging the City Commission’s decision to delay the vote until next year. Doing so without voter consent was both an “outrageous abuse of power” and illegal, he said in a statement, citing prior warnings from Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier against it. “We are stunned by the braz…

Miami mayoral candidates want election’s year delay on referendum

Michael Hepburn and Emilio Gonzalez are among the Miami mayoral candidates who were protesting the election’s 12-month delay.

It’s official: Miami cancels November election, postpones it to 2026