(Miami, Florida) - The City of Miami Commission has called an election for the purpose of filling the vacancy of the Commission District 4 seat formerly held by Commissioner Tomás Regalado.

The election will be held concurrently with the City of Miami General Municipal Election for Mayor and Commissioners of Districts 3 and 5 scheduled for November 3, 2009 and the City of Miami Runoff Election scheduled for November 17, 2009. The City of Miami precincts included in Commission District 4 are 510, 548, 552, 553, 554, 555, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 579 and 994.

Candidate qualifying will be held at the Office of the City Clerk, Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, 33133 starting September 4, 2009 and ending September 19, 2009.  The Office of the City Clerk is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be open on Saturday September 19, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. specifically for candidate qualifying.  We respectfully request of all prospective candidates to please call, in advance, in order to set up an appointment time for qualifying as a candidate. The Office of the City Clerk’s phone number is (305) 250-5360.

Commission District 4 qualifying fees payable by campaign check only:
State Assessment Fee:          $582
City Qualifying Fee:                $100

Visit our website at http://www.miamigov.com/City_Clerk/Pages/Elections/Elections.asp for more information.

In order to vote in the General Municipal Election, Commission District 4 citizens in Precincts 510, 548, 552, 553, 554, 555, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 579 and 994 must be registered on or before Monday, October 5, 2009.

Please contact the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections office at 305-498-8363, TTY 305-499-8480 or visit http://www.miamidade.gov/elections/how_register.asp to update your voter registration record.