Yes, it’s still election season. What to know ahead of Miami and Miami Beach runoffs
If you live in Miami or Miami Beach, you may have been inundated with a deluge of TV advertisements, radio interviews and campaign mailers for the past three months.
Most of that frenzy will subside after Tuesday’s runoff elections, when residents in two Miami districts will vote on commissioners, and Miami Beach will elect a new mayor.
To view election results, click here.
How to vote
Both cities are allowing vote-by-mail for the runoffs, but voters needed to request mail ballots by November 9. Mail ballots must be returned to the Miami-Dade Elections Department no later than 7 p.m. on Tuesday. They can also be returned to an early voting site during the designated hours.
Forgot to request a mail ballot? You have two options: vote early, or vote on Election Day.
Early voting for Miami begins Friday at 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., and again on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The city of Miami has five early voting locations:
▪ Allapattah Branch Library, 1799 NW 35th Street
▪ Lemon City Branch Library, 430 NE 61st Street
▪ Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive (entrance for polling place at northeast side of building / ADA entrance at front door)
▪ Stephen P. Clark Government Center, 111 NW 1st Street (Miami-Dade Elections Department branch office located in the lobby)
▪ West Flagler Branch Library, 5050 West Flagler Street
Early voting in Miami Beach runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Miami Beach residents can cast their ballots early at two locations:
▪ Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, first floor conference room
▪ North Shore Branch Library, 7501 Collins Ave.
To vote on Election Day, go to your designated polling place, which is listed on your voter information card. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Miami Beach candidates
Miami Beach voters will decide between two mayoral candidates in a runoff race:
▪ Michael Gongora
▪ Steven Meiner
READ MORE: Miami Beach mayoral race is heading to a runoff. Here are the results
Miami candidates
Miami voters in Districts 1 and 2 will choose city commissioners.
District 1 candidates:
▪ Alex Díaz de la Portilla (incumbent)
▪ Miguel Angel Gabela
District 2 candidates:
▪ Sabina Covo (incumbent)
▪ Damian Pardo
READ MORE: Miami could elect its first openly-gay city commissioner in District 2 runoff race
One more municipal election in 2023
The city of North Miami Beach is holding a special election on December 5 to replace Mayor Anthony DeFillipo, who was suspended from office earlier this year after being charged with three counts of voting outside his district.
READ MORE: Former commissioner opposes chamber of commerce president in election for NMB mayor
Two candidates are on the ballot to replace DeFillipo:
▪ Evan Scott Piper, business owner
▪ Paule Villard, former city commissioner
For more information about the North Miami Beach special election, click here.
This story was originally published November 16, 2023 at 7:20 PM.
.jpg)