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Pembroke Pines commission advances charter amendment to move municipal elections to November
Summary
On April 15 the City Commission approved on first reading Ordinance 2026-02 to move municipal elections to November and to change the vice mayor election timing; commissioners also directed a program of citywide town halls and discussed ballot costs and deadlines ahead of a second reading.
The Pembroke Pines City Commission on April 15 approved on first reading a proposed charter amendment that would move the city's municipal elections from March to November of even-numbered years and adjust the schedule for selecting the vice mayor.
City Attorney Sam Goren told the commission the ordinance (proposed 2026-02) would amend multiple charter sections to change the "city election held in November of even numbered years" and to set the annual vice mayor selection for the first meeting in December, subject to voter approval. Goren said the ordinance would be submitted to the November ballot and, if approved by voters, would become effective as provided by law.
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