Grovites take to the polls on Tuesday
All eyes may be on the Trump-Harris faceoff in November but Coconut Grove voters will take to the polls on Tuesday in a primary election to decide a number of local races and ballot initiatives.
Among the seats at stake: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Miami-Dade County Mayor and Miami-Dade County Commission District 7, which includes Coconut Grove.
Florida has “closed” primaries which means, in most cases, voters with registered party affiliation will be choosing their party’s candidate for the November 5 general election.
Partisan primaries on Tuesday’s ballot include county sheriff, county supervisor of elections, and county tax collector. Republicans will also elect local representatives for their party’s Miami-Dade executive committee.
A full sample county ballot can be found here.
In nonpartisan races, all registered voters can cast a ballot regardless of party affiliation.
Those races on Tuesday include county judge, school board, and Miami-Dade mayor, where a group of six opponents are vying to unseat incumbent Daniella Levine Cava.
Grove voters also will decide the fate of Miami-Dade District 7 commissioner Raquel Regalado whose challengers include former Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the total vote, the top two will face off in the November general election. Read our interviews with the two candidates here:
Raquel Regalado Makes Her Case with Voters
All voters will also be asked to weigh in on the expansion of the county’s mass transit system and the construction of a fire station in Miami Beach’s Flamingo Park.
And the City of Miami is asking if it should eliminate its office of Auditor General and replace it with a more powerful Office of the Independent Inspector General. City voters will also decide the fate of gym equipment installed at a downtown public park.
Polls will be open on Tuesday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Early voting will be held at a limited number of sites from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
