2023 City of Miami General Election

A General Municipal Election will be held on November 7, 2023 for the purpose of electing three (3) City Commissioners for the following Districts:

• Commissioner District 1 (Current incumbent - Alex Diaz de la Portilla)

• Commissioner District 2 (Current incumbent - Sabina Covo)

• Commissioner District 4 (Current incumbent - Manolo Reyes)

CURRENT LIST OF CANDIDATES AND CAMPAIGN REPORTS

Becoming a Candidate / When and What to File:

If you're interested in becoming a candidate, you must file the following two documents with the Office of the City Clerk located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133:

1- FORM DS-DE 9 - Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates. This form must be filed prior to making expenditures, accepting contributions, or circulating petitions. Each candidate shall, at the same time Form DS-DE 9 is filed, designate the office for which he/she is running. Note: Only persons designated as treasurer or deputy treasurer may sign campaign checks. A candidate may be his/her own treasurer or deputy treasurer. (See F.S. 106.021.)

     Form DS-DE 9 must be filed (received by the filing Officer):

• Prior to opening of a campaign account.
• Prior to the candidate accepting any contributions or make any expenditures.
• Prior to obtaining signatures on a candidate petition form (Form DS-DE 104).
    

After filing the “Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Depository (Form DS-DE 9)”, a candidate may proceed to open a campaign account, receive contribution(s), and/or make expenditures.

Please consult your bank to determine what documents are required to open a campaign account.

IMPORTANT - A campaign account must be opened prior to qualifying. The qualifying fee MUST be paid with a check drawn on the candidate’s campaign account.

2- FORM DS-DE 84 - Statement of Candidate. The candidate must file this form with the Office of the City Clerk within ten (10) days after filing Form DS-DE 9 (Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates).   

NOTE - Documents filed with the Office of the City Clerk are public records and may be placed on the City’s website.

RESOLUTION R-23-0171 - 2023 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION DATE(S):
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 7, 2023 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) COMMISSIONERS; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED, ON NOVEMBER 21, 2023; PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN BOTH ELECTIONS; DESCRIBING PERSONS QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN BOTH ELECTIONS; DESCRIBING THE REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS MAINTAINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF FLORIDA AND CHAPTER 16 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WHICH THE CITY OF MIAMI HAS ADOPTED FOR USE IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL AND RUN-OFF ELECTIONS; DESIGNATING AND APPOINTING THE CITY CLERK AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF SUCH REGISTRATION BOOKS AND RECORDS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO GIVE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.

RESOLUTION R-23-0172 SETTING EARLY VOTING SITES AND SCHEDULE FOR 2023 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION MAKING PROVISIONS FOR EARLY VOTING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA PURSUANT TO SECTION 100.3605, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2023 AND A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF REQUIRED, ON NOVEMBER 21, 2023; DESIGNATING CERTAIN SITES AND A SCHEDULE FOR EARLY VOTING; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.

2023 Election Calendar and Campaign Reporting Dates for ALL Candidates, Electioneering Communication Organizations, and Political Committees

Important Election Dates:

• City of Miami General Municipal Election: November 7, 2023 - Deadline to Register to vote: October 10, 2023
  Run-Off Election (if required): November 21, 2023 - Deadline to Register to vote: October 23, 2023

• Deadline to file petitions in lieu of qualifying: August 11, 2023

• Qualifying Period: September 8-23, 2023
       Dates:     Friday, September 8, 2023 through Saturday, September 23, 2023      
       Hours:     8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Note: The City Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2023)  
       Location: Miami City Hall, Office of the City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133 . 

• Early Voting Period: October 28, 2023 through November 5, 2023
  Early Voting Period for Run-Off Election (if required): November 17, 2023 through November 19, 2023                                                                                                                                                                                    

Early Voting dates adopted by City Commission - Resolution R-23-0172. Dates are subject to change. 
* Denotes a change.      (Created: July 9, 2022/Rev. 6/2/2023)

Campaign Treasurer's Reports: 
Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate, Political Committee (PC), or Electioneering Communication Organizations (ECO) shall file Campaign Treasurer’s Reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures made, by or on behalf of such candidate. Campaign Treasurer’s Reports shall be filed on or before the due dates listed above.

Campaign Treasurer’s Reports shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.  Campaign Treasurer’s Reports shall be filed through the City’s electronic filing system using the Online Reporting Application.  To access the application, the candidate, PC or ECO must first obtain a login ID and password from the Office of the City Clerk.  Online submissions of Campaign Treasurer’s Reports must be received no later than midnight (Eastern Standard Time) on the day designated per Section 106.0705 (3), Florida Statutes. Any candidate, PC or ECO failing to electronically file a Campaign Treasurer’s Report on the designated due date shall be subject to a fine for each late day as provided in Section 106.07 (8)(b) and 106.0703(7), Florida Statutes.  Such fine shall be paid only from personal funds of the candidate.

In any reporting period during which a candidate, PC or ECO has not received any contributions or expended any reportable funds; a candidate, PC or ECO must electronically file a Waiver of Report, Form DS-DE 87, on or before the due dates listed above with the Office of the City Clerk. 

For more information, please refer to Florida Statutes 106.07 and 106.0703.

VOTER INFORMATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL ELECTION

November 7, 2023 - Election Day for the City of Miami General Municipal Election 
November 21, 2023 - City of Miami Run-Off Election Day (if required)

Voters with Special Needs 
Every voting location in Miami-Dade County meets Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards. Each one is equipped with a paper-based voting system that uses touchscreen and/or audio technology, which could help voters who have issues with their eyesight, trouble reading or disabilities

Find My Voter Information and View Customized Sample Ballot 
Miami-Dade County Elections Department online Voter Information Tool allows you to read your customized sample ballot, request a mail ballot, check status of your mail ballot, learn when your next election will be, where to vote on election day and make changes to our voter information. 

Voter Registration

Deadline to Register to Vote (Book Closing):

• October 10, 2023 - Deadline to register to vote for the City of Miami General Municipal Election that will be held on November 7, 2023.
• October 23, 2023 - Deadline to register to vote for the City of Miami Run-Off Election (if required) that will be held on November 21, 2023

Vote Early 
There will be a Secure Ballot Intake Station (Vote-By-Mail Ballot Drop Box) available and staffed at each of the Early Voting locations during the Early Voting hours of operation.

• City of Miami General Municipal Election - Early Voting: Saturday, October 28, 2023 through Sunday, November 5, 2023
• City of Miami Run-Off Election (if required) - Early Voting: Friday, November 17, 2023  through Sunday, November 19, 2023

City of Miami registered voters may choose to vote at any of the Early Voting Sites on the dated and times in which they are open.

Vote-By-Mail Information (VBM)
Important Voter Information FOR VOTE-BY-MAIL: Due to recent changes in Florida law, all requests for vote-by-mail ballots expired at the end of 2022. Therefore, if you have NOT updated your Vote-By-Mail and want to continue voting by mail, please submit your request.

Per state law, any voter who wishes to have a mail ballot sent to their home must submit their request no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day specified below. Requests may be submitted to Miami-Dade County Election's office. 

• Last day to request VBM is October 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. for the City of Miami General Municipal Election
• Last day to request VBM is November 11, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. for the City of Miami Run-Off Election (if required).    

Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Department is located at  2700 NW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33172 and will be open until 5:00 p.m.

Note: A vote-by-mail ballot must be returned and received by the Supervisor of Elections no later than 7:00 p.m. (local time) on election day for the respective election, in order to be counted.

If a voter forgets to sign their vote-by-mail envelope or their signature does not match, state law allows voters the opportunity to submit an affidavit to cure their vote-by-mail ballot. The affidavit must be completed and submitted to the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, along with a copy of their identification, by 5:00 p.m. on the second day after an election. Contact Miami-Dade Elections at (305) 499-8683.

Vote by Provisional Ballot
Provisional Ballot - A person casting a provisional ballot shall have the right to present written evidence supporting their eligibility to vote to the Supervisor of Elections by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second day following the election.

Voter Information, Voter Information Guides, and Precinct Locator

Know where to vote - It’s important that all voters view their assigned voting location before going to the polls.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 – On Election Day, polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and voters must go to their assigned voting location. Voters whose polling place are changed will be notified by mail and signage will be placed at the original location redirecting the voter to the new location, consistent with Florida Statute. 

• Precincts / Polling Place List - CITY OF MIAMI (Coming Soon)

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