Miami Mayor Candidate Sues to Block Election Delay, Calls Move an ‘Outrageous Abuse of Power’

Black Miami Man Could Sue City Over Canceled 2025 Election

Source: felixmizioznikov / Getty Miami elected officials messed around and might be about to find out after delaying the city’s November 2025 election by one year. At least one candidate for mayor has threatened a lawsuit, with state officials calling the move unconstitutional.  Nearly two weeks after Miami commissioners voted to delay the 2025 election, mayoral candidate Michael Hepburn announced on social media he was prepared to take legal ac…

Miami Mayor candidate sues to block election delay, calls move an ‘outrageous abuse of power’

Former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, one of nine candidates running for Mayor in the now-canceled November election, has filed a lawsuit challenging the City Commission’s decision to delay the vote until next year. Doing so without voter consent was both an “outrageous abuse of power” and illegal, he said in a statement, citing prior warnings from Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier against it. “We are stunned by the braz…

Miami mayoral candidates want election’s year delay on referendum

Michael Hepburn and Emilio Gonzalez are among the Miami mayoral candidates who were protesting the election’s 12-month delay.

It’s official: Miami cancels November election, postpones it to 2026

Miami longer terms in office draw criticism and lawsuit

Miami’s decision to delay this year’s municipal election and synchronize future votes with statewide contests is drawing criticism from state leaders and triggering legal disputes. On June 26, the Miami City Commission gave final approval to the measure in a 3-2 vote, delaying the city’s 2025 elections by one year to 2026 and shifting to […]