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Miami‑Dade Supervisor of Elections explains Coral Gables mail‑ballot election
Summary
Alina Garcia, Miami‑Dade Supervisor of Elections, told Coral Gables voters the city will hold a mail‑ballot election: every registered voter will receive a ballot by mail; there will be no in‑person, early or election‑day polling places; the ballot contains questions only.
Alina Garcia, Miami‑Dade Supervisor of Elections, told attendees that the city of Coral Gables will hold a mail‑ballot election and explained what voters should expect.
"Hello, Coral Gables voters. I'm Alina Garcia, your Miami‑Dade Supervisor of Elections," she said, adding that "the city of Coral Gables is conducting a mail ballot election, and I want to explain what that means for you." Garcia said the county is sending ballots to every registered voter in Coral Gables and urged voters to complete and return them when they arrive.
Garcia described the format of the election: she said every registered voter will automatically receive a ballot by mail and that there will be no in‑person voting, no early voting and no election‑day polling places. She said the election "includes ballot questions only," noting that there are no candidate contests in this mail‑ballot election.
The supervisor advised voters to watch for their ballots and to return them according to the instructions included with the mailing. Earlier in the session, staff conducted audio and PowerPoint checks before Garcia spoke.
No motions, votes or statutory citations were recorded in the session transcript.
