No Veto on Controversial Election Change. Miami Mayor Already Signed It Into Law

No veto on controversial election change. Miami mayor already signed it into law

Supporters have argued that by moving the city to even-year elections, voter turnout will increase drastically while also decreasing election costs. But the change also gives city commissioners and the mayor — who is termed out at the end of the year — an extra year in office.

Miami postponed its 2025 elections. Why did the city do it?

Miami postponed its 2025 elections. Why did the city do it? The move would schedule city elections to coincide with even-year midterms and presidential elections, but is opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and others.

Outrage followed Miami’s vote to move election. Now some are trying to reverse it

Miami faces backlash after canceling its 2025 election. From lawsuits to recalls, candidates and voters are floating ways to attempt to reverse the decision.

City of Miami election switch headed for legal showdown

Photo courtesy of upslash.com MIAMI – The city of Miami is headed for a legal showdown for delaying the 2025 election until next year despite a warning from Attorney General James Uthmeier that it was illegal to do so without voter approval. Miami mayoral candidate Emilio Gonzalez, a former Miami city manager, filed a lawsuit against the city to block delaying the election and the state is expected to seek litigation as well. At a June 26 meetin…

Judicial decay, cancelled elections, increasing fascistization

Miami mayor Francis Suarez. (Getty Images) R. Nesbitt | Red Phoenix correspondent | Maryland-- There are now Republicans in the United States who have cancelled elections. In Miami, Florida, county commissioners have postponed city elections until November of 2026, without any presentation to the people, without any consultation of constituents or referenda. These Republican bureaucrats…

Meet the Miami Mayoral Candidates

The City of Miami is a mess. Locals voice frustration about chronic flooding in neighborhoods. Affordable housing is out of reach for tens of thousands. Gentrification has overtaken historically working-class areas like weeds in a summer garden.