Miami politicians' power vice is afraid of voters like mice for extending their terms. It is unconstitutional, and folks should push back.
Miami's City Commission voted to postpone the scheduled November 2025 municipal elections, shifting them to November 2026.
- On June 26, 2025, by a narrow 3–2 vote, Miami commissioners adopted an ordinance to delay this year’s elections and align municipal contests (mayor and commissioners) with even-year state and federal elections, taking place in 2026 instead of 2025floridianpress.com+6local10.com+6floridianpress.com+6floridapolitics.com+6wsvn.com+6coconutgrovespotlight.com+6.
- Supporters—Mayor Francis Suarez, Commissioners Damian Pardo, Ralph Rosado, and Christine King—argue the move will boost voter turnout (from ~15% in odd years to over 60%) and save moneycoconutgrovespotlight.com+5wflaorlando.iheart.com+5floridianpress.com+5.
- Critics—including Commissioners Joe Carollo and Miguel Angel Gabela—contend it’s a democratic power grab, allowing incumbents to extend their current terms by a year without voter approval.
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- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a formal opinion stating that delaying the election or extending terms requires a citywide referendum, as mandated by state law and the state constitutionfloridapolitics.com+10caribbeannationalweekly.com+10floridianpress.com+10.
- Governor Ron DeSantis echoed this, calling the plan “highly skeptical” and agreeing with the AG that it likely violates the law .
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Legal challenges are expected swiftly from both the state and city residents, some already hinting at lawsuits to block the ordinance.
Meanwhile, during a county government hearing, all hell broke loose. In a chaotic, shameful scene, Miami-Dade commissioners watch a public speaker being dragged outhttps://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article309490950.html?ta…
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Madeleine Albright (1937-2022)