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Miami Lakes commission debates moving primaries, top-two rules after clerk cites high runoff costs
Summary
Commissioners reviewed 2024 turnout and cost figures and asked the attorney to draft language for two options: an August primary that advances the top two to November, or an August primary that elects a candidate who achieves 50%+1. A separate motion to raise the recall-petition threshold failed.
The Miami Lakes Charter Revision Commission spent much of its session on election timing and procedures, focusing on whether to move some races to an August primary and how to handle runoffs.
Madam Clerk reported turnout and cost figures from the town’s 2024 mayoral cycle and urged the commission to consider calendar alignment. “The primary election held August 20, 2024, the total votes was 4,935,” the clerk said, and she reported the Nov. 26, 2024 runoff recorded 3,994 votes. She told commissioners the stand‑alone runoff cost the town about $50,000, while the Nov. 5 general election—held concurrently with a presidential contest and thus “piggybacked”—had a…
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