Miami Officials Canceled An Election — What This Could Mean for Democracy

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Miami officials are facing a lawsuit after they voted to cancel the city’s upcoming November election, pushing it to next year.
On Monday (June 30), Miami mayoral candidate Emilio González filed a lawsuit, arguing that the move to postpone the city’s election to November 2026 gives incumbent Mayor Francis Suarez and city commissioners an additional year of power without the consent of voters, per the Miami Herald.
“The commissioners unco