City of Miami commissioners postpone November election to 2026, defying state opinion

City of Miami commissioners have voted to cancel the city s November voting process and delay it until In a - vote the measure gives commissioners and the city s mayor an extra year in office before they have to face voters The city will now have even-year elections instead of odd-year It is a change that supporters disclosed is meant to increase voter turnout However critics question whether the date change is constitutional without voter approval The measure goes against a written opinion by Florida State Attorney General James Uthmeier who commented the city could not move the date without voter approval in a ballot referendum