Daniella Levine Cava recall, Miami-Dade County, Florida (2025-2026)
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An effort to recall Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is underway in Florida. On January 15, 2026, the Miami-Dade Clerk of Court and Comptroller approved the recall petition form, which allowed organizers to begin circulating the petition and collecting signatures.[1] Recall organizers have 120 days from the date of approval to circulate the recall petition and collect 65,680 signatures.[2] Levine Cava was first elected in 2020 and won re-election in 2024 with nearly 58% of the vote.[3]
Recall supporters
Supporters of the recall effort say Levine Cava mismanaged key county services and infrastructure. Petition organizers cited concerns about potholes, flooding, airport operations, conditions at the county animal shelter, and lack of support for teachers.[2]
Recall opponents
In response to the recall effort, Levine Cava said she believes she has “served (the) community very well” and expressed confidence that voters will continue to support her.[3] After the recall petition form was approved, she issued a separate statement saying that Miami-Dade had "overwhelmingly entrusted" her to lead as mayor and that the recall effort would not distract from her administration's priorities, including public safety, affordability, and resilience.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Florida
Florida allows the following grounds for recall: malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, and conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.[4]
From the time that the recall petition is approved for circulation, signatures must be collected within 30 days. The number of signatures required depends on the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction. A minimum of 50 signatures are required in jurisdictions with fewer than 500 registered voters. In jurisdictions with 500 to 24,999 registered voters, a minimum of 100 to 1,000 signatures are required, or 10% of registered voters, whichever is higher. In jurisdictions with 25,000 or more registered voters, the number of signatures required is 1,000 or 5% of registered voters, whichever is higher.[5] The officeholder then has a chance to file a defensive statement. In the second round of signature collection, organizers have 60 days to collect signatures equal to 15% of registered voters from the officeholder's district.[5]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2025 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Recall campaigns in Florida
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- Political recall efforts, 2026
- County official recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CBS News, "County clerk approves recall petition for Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, clearing way for signature drive," January 15, 2026
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NBC Miami, "Effort underway to hold recall election to remove Miami-Dade mayor from office," December 4, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NBC Miami, "Miami-Dade mayor responds to recall effort, saying she's served ‘very well'," December 4, 2025
- ↑ The 2023 Florida Statutes, "100.361 Municipal recall." accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The 2020 Florida Statutes, "Fla. Stat. Ann §100.361," accessed August 24, 2021
