Miami Commission could add a year to officials’ terms

An upcoming vote by the Miami Commission could result in the city’s five current elected officials getting one more year in office.

That would be more than inconvenient — and arguably unfair — to the 17 candidates already running for elected posts this year, critics of the yet-to-be filed proposal say.

An argument for the change, meanwhile, is that it would line up the city’s elections with state and federal races, cutting costs and boosting turnout.

Miami’s elections today run on odd years, with the city’s next General Election set for Nov. 4.

However, according to a report by the Miami Herald , City Commissioners Joe Carollo, Christine King, Miguel Gabela, and Damian Pardo are considering switching city elections to even years, which would give them and Mayor Francis Suarez an