Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Peter Lopez heard arguments Monday in a fast-moving lawsuit that could reshape Miami’s District 3 runoff election.

A second hearing is set Wednesday, when Lopez expects to issue a ruling.

At issue is a lawsuit filed by three Miami residents, one of whom hopes to take former Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo’s spot on next month’s runoff ballot, seeking to enforce voter-approved term limits.

The measure, which applies retroactively, caps service at two terms as Mayor or City Commissioner. It passed last week with 79% support .

On the same day voters OK’d the change, Carollo — who served on the City Commission from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2017 — led a crowded District 3 race with about 38% of the vote, advancing to a Dec. 9 runoff against r

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