The Miami-Dade County Elections Department finished on Wednesday an in-depth test of its voting equipment in preparation for the Nov. 5 general election. The “Logic and Accuracy Test” is the final test prior to equipment deployment for the election, a department statement read. Each step of the voting and tabulation process was tested: ballots were […]
Earlier this year, the Florida Legislature made significant changes to condominium laws to enhance the safety, financial transparency and governance of condo associations. These new changes, signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, were mostly in response to the tragic 2021 collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South in Surfside, which caused the deaths of […]
One lifeline: Mayor Francis Suarez could veto In Miami on Tuesday, city commissioners voted 3-2 to give themselves lifetime pensions after Commissioner Miguel Gabela went back on his word to put the question before voters in a referendum, which he said on an AM radio show in August. Commissioners Damian Pardo and Manolo Reyes voted […]
AKA: No, no, yes, yes, yes, no, yes Most Miami-Dade voters have a two-page ballot for the Nov. 5 election. That’s because there are six state constitutional amendments — all of which require a 60% or more approval rate — and a countywide non-binding question on wifi access. In some cities, it could be three […]
Less than 5% of the people who have been mailed absentee or vote-by-mail ballots in Miami-Dade have returned them in the two weeks since they were sent by the elections department, which seems super low. And Democrats are voting at a higher rate than Republicans — almost 2 to 1. According to the county’s elections […]
Former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell — who is running to unseat U.S. Sen. Rick Scott — is certainly gaining momentum as the days tick off to the Nov. 5 election. She’s on a 75-city tour across the state of Florida — one stop for every time Rick Scott pled the fifth after overseeing one of the largest […]
Look in your mailbox. If you’re one of the people who get absentee or vote-by-mail ballots from the Miami-Dade Elections Department, you could be getting one this week. At least 260,000 went out Monday. That’s less than half of the 530,000 ballots mailed out for the 2020 general in just the first mailing, according to […]
In court papers filed last week for his divorce, former Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla — who was arrested a year ago on 12 felonies including bribery and money laundering — claims he earns only $4,000 a month as a political consultant and has more than $10,000 a month in expenses. Which leads to […]
Miami-Dade defers relocation vote til after election The Miami-Dade Commission on last week deferred until November a decision on where to build a new waste-to-energy garbage incinerator after the old one in Doral burned up in flames 18 months ago. Is it just a coincidence that the decision has been delayed until after the elections? […]
Victoria Mendez sure knows how to land on her feet. The former Miami city attorney, unceremoniously fired for incompetence and conflicts of interests, is also in the midst of a Florida Bar investigation. Yet, she’s winning awards and landing a new job. Mendez was named “Attorney of the Year” in July by the Florida Municipal […]