City of Miami heads to court to defend decision to move election

[RandySF]

Lawyers for the City of Miami and former manager Emilio Gonzalez are headed to court this week to argue over whether the city had the right to postpone the November 2025 election when voters were scheduled to choose two commissioners and a new mayor.

Gonzalez, one of several candidates competing to be Miami’s next mayor, says no. City Attorney George Wysong argues otherwise. The lawyers are due in court Wednesday for an expedited hearing before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Valerie Manno Schurr.

The City Commission voted last month to move the election to 2026 and Gonzalez filed suit almost immediately. If the decision stands, all five commissioners and current Mayor Francis Suarez will stay in office an extra year — something critics call a power grab.

Despite rumors to the contrary, however, Miami voters will be headed to the polls in November regardless of how the case is decided.




https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2025-07-15/city-of-miami-heads-to-court-to-defend-decision-to-ove-election

[Ken Dayenu]

1. This is wrong

If they want to move the election, they should have it apply to the next elected officials. It is too self serving otherwise.