Hialeah, Florida, Changes to Mayoral Term Charter Amendment (November 2022)

Hialeah, Florida, Changes to Mayoral Term Charter Amendment (November 2022)
Election date November 8, 2022
Topic City governance and Local charter amendments
Status Approved
Type Referral

The Hialeah, Florida, Changes to Mayoral Term Charter Amendment was on the ballot as a referral in Hialeah on November 8, 2022. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to change the day a newly elected mayor assumes office from the third day after the election to the second Monday in January following the election.

A "no" vote opposed this charter amendment, thereby maintaining that a newly elected mayor assumes office on the third day after the election.

Election results

Hialeah, Florida, Changes to Mayoral Term Charter Amendment (November 2022)
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		21,992	55.41%
No		17,700	44.59%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for this measure was as follows:

“

Shall the city amend the Charter, which provides that the term of any elected official commence at noon on the third day after election, to provide instead that, beginning with the election held in November 2025, the term of office for Mayor commence at noon on the second Monday in January following election, and if amended, then the incumbent Mayor's term be extended to January 12, 2026, when the successor's 4-year term shall begin?  [ ] Yes [ ] No

”

Path to the ballot

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The Hialeah City Council voted to place the measure on the ballot.

How to cast a vote

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See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Florida.

How to vote in Florida

Poll times

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Registration

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Online registration

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Same-day registration

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Residency requirements

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Verification of citizenship

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Verifying your registration

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Voter ID requirements

Florida requires voters to present photo identification with a signature while voting.

The following list of accepted ID was current as of July 2024. Click here for the Florida Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

• Florida driver’s license
• Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• United States passport
• Debit or credit card
• Military identification
• Student identification
• Retirement center identification
• Neighborhood association identification
• Public assistance identification
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• License to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06
• Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the federal government, the state, a county, or a municipality

A voter who presents an ID without a signature must show a second form of identification that includes the voter’s signature.

See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2022
• City governance on the ballot
• Local charter amendments on the ballot

Florida

• Florida 2022 local measures
• Local ballot measures, Florida
• Hialeah, Florida

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