An appeals court panel on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that overturned the city of Miami’s decision to postpone its upcoming commission and mayoral elections from November to coincide with the 2026 general election.
The ruling marks a victory for a mayoral candidate who had challenged the city’s authority to alter the election timeline without voter approval.
The 3-2 vote by the Miami City Commission in June to move the elections had drawn sharp criticism. Proponents of the change argued it would boost voter turnout by aligning local elections with a higher-profile general election.
The legal challenge was brought by mayoral candidate Emilio Gonzalez. His legal team, led by Tallahassee-based attorney Jason Gonzalez—no relation—argued that the city lacked the authority to unilaterally postpone the election, an argument that was supported by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.
Jason Gonzalez previously described the city’s actions as “un-American.”
“This kind of thing, you’d hear of in third-world dictatorships like Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua,” Gonzalez told Florida’s Voice Radio.
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