OIG No. 20-12: Investigation of Farm Share Turkey Giveaway and November, 2019 Run-off Election; Additional Day of Early VotingJoseph M. Centorino, Inspector General
June 16, 2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members oft e City Commis ion
FROM: Joseph Centorino, Inspector Gene al
RE: Investigatory Report: Farm Share T y Giveaway and November, 2019 Run-off
Election; Additional Day of Early Vo ,
OIG No. 20-12
Referral by Commissioner Gongora re: whether (1) the amending of the election process to add
an additional day of early voting during the November 2019 run-off was an illegal use of the
Mayor's emergency powers; 2) the additional day of voting scheduled on the same day as a Farm
Share turkey giveaway gave the appearance of impropriety; (3) the Farm Share turkey giveaway
was inappropriately held at a location that was within two blocks of a polling site.
Executive Summary
Attached is the Office of the Inspector General's review of allegations arising out of the run-off
election held in November 2019, which added an extra day of voting on the same day as a
previously scheduled Farm Share food giveaway. The review concluded that adding the additional
day of voting was a lawful expansion of the right to vote, and did not involve any abuse of power
by the Mayor or any Commissioner. Additionally, the review recognized that participation by
elected officials in such events during political campaigns can be problematic, and concluded that
the City has begun the process of putting safeguards in place to protect against political activity
at food distribution events, and that passage of the proposed Resolution would help to achieve
this end.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, City of Miami Beach
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Joseph M. Centorino, Inspector General
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Joseph Centorino, Inspector General
DATE:
RE:
June 16,2020
Investigatory Report: Farm Share Turkey Giveaway and November, 2019 Run-off
Election; Additional Day of Early Voting
OIG No. 20-12
Allegations:
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) received a referral from Commissioner Michael Gongora
requesting the OIG investigate three matters related to the municipal run-off election on
November 19, 2019. Specifically, Commissioner Gongora asserted the following: (1) the
amending of the election process to add an additional day of early voting was an illegal use of the
Mayor's emergency powers; (2) the additional day of voting scheduled on the same day as a
Farm Share turkey giveaway gave the appearance of impropriety; (3) the Farm Share turkey
giveaway was inappropriately held at a location that was within two blocks of a polling site.
Background:
The City of Miami Beach held a General Election on November 5, 2019 to elect a Mayor and City
Commissioners in Groups 4, 5 and 6; the City also held on November 5, 2019 a Special Election
to present ballot questions to voters. The Elections were conducted pursuant to Resolution 2019-
30895 which was passed and adopted by the City Commission on July 17, 2019. Pursuant to
requirements of the City Code, a City Commission meeting was held on November 12, 2019 for
the purpose of accepting the certified final results from the November 5" General and Special
Elections.
On July 17, 2019, the Commission also passed and adopted Resolution 2019-30896, which
authorized 14 days of early voting to begin on Monday, October 21, 2019 and end on Sunday,
November 3, 2019. Additionally, Resolution 2019-30896 provided for two days of early voting in
the case of a run-off election to begin on November 16, 2019 and end on November 17, 2019, a
Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The run-off election was scheduled for November 19, 2019.
Miami Beach City Code, Section 38-6, designates Miami Beach City Hall and the North Shore
Branch Library, located at 7501 Collins Avenue, as early voting locations.
On November 12, 2019, the Commission convened for the scheduled election-related meeting.
The regular agenda had two items concerning acceptance of final election results from the City's
November 5, 2019 General Election and from the City's November 5, 2019 Special Election, both
of which matters were unanimously approved via Resolution of the City Commission. The agenda
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also included an addendum sponsored by Mayor Gelber. The addendum sought to authorize
Friday, November 15, 2019, as an additional day of early voting for the November 19, 2019 run-
off election.
As previously stated, one location for the additional day of early voting was the North Shore
Library. This site is approximately two blocks away from the North Shore Bandshell, located at
7275 Collins Avenue. On the same day as the early voting, there was scheduled to be a Farm
Share Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway in conjunction with South Florida Seniors in Action, a local
not-for-profit that serves the elderly in Miami Beach. That event was being sponsored by the
Mayor and Commissioners. Resolution 2019-31075, approving the 3"° day of early voting, was
passed and adopted by the Commission, with one dissenting vote by Commissioner Gongora.
This referral followed and was assigned to Special Agent Jani Singer to conduct interviews and
research the issues.
Investigation:
Issue One: Whether the Mayor illegally used his emergency powers to add an additional
day of early voting during the run-off election?
On January 29, 2020, Commissioner Gongora was interviewed to discuss his allegations and
concerns. At the outset, he stated that the issues related to the Farm Share Turkey Giveaway
falling on the same day as early voting were not paramount for him. He was most concerned with
the Mayor's exercising his emergency powers to add an additional day of voting in the middle of
an election cycle. He explained that after the election on November 5, and before the Commission
hearing on November 12, Mayor Gelber was contacted by several Rabbis from the Jewish
community who requested an additional day for early voting. Religious Jews who observe the
Sabbath on Saturdays would not be able to vote on Saturday. Based upon this observance, they
would only have one day of early voting for the run-off election, rather than the two afforded by
the existing Resolution. If an additional day were scheduled, they would be better able to fully
participate in the election. An additional day of early voting would eliminate the hardship for those
voters in exercising their right to vote. (Copies of letters received by the Mayor and Commission
are part of the file.)
Commissioner Gongora stated that the Mayor had five opportunities prior to the election to extend
early voting, but he did not do that. According to Commissioner Gongora, it was not until being
approached by members of the Jewish community that he became concerned with residents not
having enough opportunity to vote. Commissioner Gongora stated that the Mayor then used his
emergency powers to hold a hearing on this issue on November 12. Commissioner Gongora
objected to the Mayor's use of his emergency powers for this purpose. Commissioner Gongora
stated that, like the Mayor, he favored expanding voter participation, but he believed it should
have been done prospectively and not in the middle of an election cycle. According to
Commissioner Gongora, he believed that this was an illegal act, although he could not identify a
law that had been violated. He alleged that the Mayor changed the rules in the middle of the
election cycle because he supported the candidate who would benefit the most from having the
religious Jewish community vote. Commissioner Gongora said that the Mayor's explanation did
not "pass the smell test." Commissioner Gongora was equally concerned with the City's inability
to notify voters in a timely manner of the additional day and the cost associated with adding
another day of voting. Commissioner Gongora voiced his concern that there is a public perception
that behind the scenes things happen that affect citizens, which cause them to distrust
government. He pursued this issue because he wants government to be more transparent.
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During the Commission hearing on November 12, Mayor Gelber acknowledged that he had been
approached by members of the Orthodox Jewish community a few days earlier and that they had
asked for an additional day of early voting. They were concerned that, while other voters would
have two days to vote early, the Orthodox would be restricted to one day because of their religious
observances, which could be an obstacle to their full participation in the election. Mayor Gelber
saw this as an opportunity to expand voting rights and noted that adding the extra day would give
all citizens more opportunity. According to Mayor Gelber, he contacted the City Attorney, who
concurred that this was a legally permissible act. During the Commission meeting on November
12, Mayor Gelber and Commissioner Arriola moved to amend Resolution 2019-30896 (which
originally scheduled 2 days of early voting for the City's runoff election), thereby adding November
15 as an additional day of early voting for the runoff election. The amendment passed.
Commissioner Gongora was the sole dissenting vote. At the meeting, the Mayor also asked the
organizers of the food distribution event to consider moving their event to a different site.
City Clerk Rafael Granado was interviewed. Mr. Granado stated that he was contacted by the
Mayor's Chief of Staff on or about November 9, 2019, and advised that the Mayor wanted to put
an additional item on the agenda for the November 12 Commission meeting. That item was the
extension of early voting by one day. Mr. Granado contacted Jean Olin, Special Outside Counsel
to the City of Miami Beach, for a legal opinion. He also spoke with Miriam Rivero and Christina
White from the County Department of Elections to confirm that it would be permissible to extend
early voting in Miami Beach if the Commission voted on November 12 to add the additional day.
According to Mr. Granado, Ms. Olin opined that there was authority in the Miami Beach Code for
adding the additional day and that the Resolution passed in July 2019 (2019-30896) would have
to be amended to add it. Ms. Olin further advised Mr. Granado that this was not an improper use
of the Mayor's emergency powers. Mr. Granado added the item as an addendum to the agenda.
Mr. Granado stated that the Mayor acted in conformity with Miami Beach Code Section 2-12 which
codifies meeting procedures and agendas. According to Mr. Granado, the Mayor has the right to
add to the agenda as do 5/7 of the Commissioners. City Code Section 2-12 authorizes the Mayor
to determine whether an item not originally included in an agenda is to be placed on the agenda
as an addendum item. It is only when the Mayor has declined to do so that the Commission may
take such action upon compliance with stated criteria and 5/7 vote. In this case, the Mayor did not
call a special meeting of the City Commission, but instead chose to add the subject Resolution
as an addendum item pursuant to authorization in Code Section 2-12. As the Mayor pointed out
during the November 12 meeting, the Commission meeting for that date had been scheduled
since July, but in light of recently-expressed citizen concerns regarding restrictions on voters'
rights due to the two-day early voting, the November 12" meeting was the only opportunity he
had to put the matter on an agenda before the run-off.
Special Agent Singer spoke with Attorney Olin during the investigation and provided her a draft
of this report for review. Her suggestions have been incorporated into this final report. Ms. Olin
stated that Miami Beach Code Section 38-6(e) was the relevant Code section concerning the
amount of days for early voting in CMB elections. That provision states: "The city commission
may, by resolution, adopted in advance of a general, run-off or special election that is not held in
conjunction with a county or state election per subsection (a), alter the sites and/or schedule of
days ... .for early voting..." Moreover, Section 2-12 (c)(3), which codifies meeting procedures and
agendas, gives the Mayor the right to decline putting items on the agenda and, therefore, implicitly
gives him the right to add them. Ms. Olin noted that since the November 12th Commission meeting
was (pursuant to the City Code) the Commission's final meeting preceding the City's runoff
election, if the Commission had not acted on November 12, they would have lost the opportunity
to expand voting for the runoff election.
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In light of the above and the legal authority cited, the Inspector General has concluded that the
Mayor did not illegally use his emergency powers.
Issues Two and Three: Whether the additional day of voting, scheduled on the same day
as a Farm Share turkey giveaway gave the appearance of impropriety and whether the
Farm Share turkey giveaway was inappropriately held at a location that was within two
blocks of a polling site?
Special Agent Singer spoke with Mr. Stephen Shelly, the current CEO of Farm Share. He stated
that he learned of the November 15 event a few days before it was to take place. He received a
complaint from candidate and former Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, who
said that the event was being politicized. At the time, Ms. Rosen Gonzalez was a candidate in
Group 4 and in a run-off election against now Commissioner Steven Meiner. According to Mr.
Shelly, Ms. Rosen Gonzalez informed him that the Farm Share event was being sponsored by
the Office of the Mayor and Commissioners and held within two blocks of a polling site.
Commissioner Ricky Arriola, the only incumbent candidate, was in the run-off election for Group
5. Ms. Rosen Gonzalez alleged that Commissioner Arriola was using City resources to influence
the election and giving away turkeys in an effort to sway voters.
Mr. Shelly stated that it is crucial that these events do not become politicized because it can lead
to the not-for-profit losing its Section 501(c)(3) status. He explained that Farm Share allows
elected local officials to host a Farm Share event in their official individual capacities. Farm Share
also has a steadfast rule that candidates, if they come to an event to campaign, must remain at
least 250 feet away so as not to mix campaigning with the food distribution. (This policy changed
after this controversy and will be discussed below.) In an effort to keep the event on the calendar
and at the location previously chosen, Mr. Shelly received a promise from Commissioner Arriola
that he would not attend the turkey giveaway. Additionally, the flyer for the event was changed to
reflect that The City of Miami Beach, not the Office of the Mayor and Commissioners, was
sponsoring the event. Finally, Mr. Shelly was guaranteed by City personnel a sufficient police
presence so that the event could unfold as planned and without incident. Mr. Shelly also wanted
a commitment that the police on site would clearly designate a line of demarcation across which
no candidate or campaign materials could cross. With these safeguards in place, the turkey
giveaway moved forward on November 15.
Special Agent Singer met with Mr. Eddie Sierra, the Director of Seniors in Action, who helped plan
the turkey giveaway in partnership with Farm Share, to address the decision not to move the
event in light of its being held concurrently with the extra voting day. Mr. Sierra said that the
turkey giveaway started four years ago and has become a City tradition. North Beach, where the
event took place, has a large elderly immigrant and low-income population. Seniors in Action
serves that community and needs a large venue to host the turkey giveaway since 300-600 food
insecure people typically show up. The USDA must approve of the facility before the event can
take place. He explained that the planning for the turkey giveaway started in May 2019. FPL
Connect and Baptist Health donated 700 turkeys, and the USDA and Farm Share donated 48,000
pounds of other food items. Putting together the logistics takes months of work. Some of the
logistics include adequate seating and shade, multiple bathrooms, access for loading and
unloading and space for line maintenance. Moreover, 98 individual eligible households, 14 senior
buildings, two youth centers and all City youth programs had been notified. The November 15
date was specifically chosen because it was after the general election and prior to Thanksgiving.
The date allowed the organizers to accommodate volunteers' holiday plans, as well as other Farm
Share events scheduled for November. This date was confirmed with Mayor Gelber's Office in
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August, 2019. Mr. Sierra asserted that this was the only food distribution scheduled for the North
Beach area and had the date been changed it was likely that Farm Share would have to re-route
the food to another community or the food would spoil. It was simply impossible to move the
event on such short notice.
Mr. Sierra stated that he is well aware of the rules prohibiting any campaigning within 250 feet of
a Farm Share event and added that the USDA guidelines regarding political activity at Farm Share
events are in alignment. Mr. Sierra proactively acted to depoliticize the event by contacting the
City Manager and requesting that Seniors in Action work with City administration rather than the
Mayor and Commission Office. He also reached out to the six candidates asking them not to
attend and provided the USDA guidelines for their consideration. Nevertheless, on the day of the
turkey giveaway, Mr. Sierra advised that Ms. Rosen Gonzalez came to the event and passed out
campaign literature, soda, and water which clearly violated Farm Share's policies regarding
campaigning at food distributions. (Pictures from the event are part of the file.) No other
candidates appeared.
Mr. Sierra has an assistant, Carolina Cuadros, who was working at the event. Special Agent
Singer interviewed Ms. Cuadros at her office. She advised that Ms. Rosen Gonzalez and her
assistant, Monica Salinas Matteo, were passing out campaign flyers to the folks in line waiting for
food. Ms. Cuadros stated that Ms. Rosen Gonzalez told many of the people at the event that if
they showed the flyer they could bypass the waiting line. In one instance, an older woman tried
to cut in front of others and gain early access to the food by showing the flyer, creating a
disturbance. Police moved in to calm the situation. Ms. Cuadros recalled that Ms. Rosen-
Gonzalez, who was standing near the entrance to the bandshell, said to her, "I am Kristen Rosen
Gonzalez. I am your next Commissioner. You work for me." Farm Share representatives told
Ms. Rosen Gonzalez to leave the area. Ms. Cuadros said she then left but accused them of
plotting against her.
Miami Beach Police Officer Julio Blanco was interviewed regarding the day of the Farm Share
turkey giveaway. He was assigned for crowd control, to keep the peace and handle medical
emergencies. He had eight Community Resource Officers with him due to the size of the crowd.
Officer Blanco has worked the turkey giveaway many times and said that it can get unruly. The
wait for food is long and difficult for many of the seniors who show up hours before the event
begins so they can secure a place in front of the line. According to Officer Blanco, many seniors
are desperate for food and are afraid it may run out before their turn to enter the bandshell area
and receive their items.
Officer Blanco explained that on this particular day, the registration table was set up and Farm
Share workers greeted each senior, located their names on a list, and gave them a number that
they would write on their hands. After receiving their numbers, the seniors lined up in numerical
order to wait for the turkey distribution to start. The entrance to the event was on 73"° Street just
north of the bandshell and the line continued down Ocean Terrace. The north entrance to the
bandshell was blocked off and he used a rope system to control the crowd.
Officer Blanco stated that many of the people in the line had a flyer that Ms. Rosen Gonzalez had
apparently given to them. Officer Blanco believed it was an invitation to the event, although this
could not be corroborated. According to Officer Blanco, one woman tried to cut in front of the line
saying that she had a flyer and claimed that she was told she would not have to wait in line if she
showed it. She was persistent and argued with Officer Blanco for nearly an hour. His main
concern was crowd control because tensions were running high among the seniors who had come
early and been waiting to get their food.
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Although he did not see her personally passing out the flyers, Officer Blanco recalled that Ms.
Rosen Gonzalez was next to the registration table interacting with seniors. He was certain other
people who supported Ms. Rosen Gonzalez were present at the event and passing out flyers and
pamphlets. Many of the attendees were in t-shirts and/or holding signs that read "Kristen Rosen
Gonzalez for City Commissioner." Officer Blanco did not know if they were there campaigning or
legitimately there for the food distribution. Office Blanco suggested that some of the seniors in
shirts may have come from the polling location a few blocks away to wait in line for food. He did
not see any other candidates at the event. (Pictures obtained from social media and Ms. Rosen
Gonzalez appear to corroborate these facts and are part of the file.)
Ms. Rosen Gonzalez voluntarily met with Special Agent Singer to discuss the events surrounding
the turkey giveaway. The interview first addressed Commissioner Gongora's allegation that the
Mayor used his emergency powers to add an additional day of voting. Ms. Rosen Gonzalez
suggested it may have been then candidate Steven Meiner who first approached Mayor Gelber
with the idea of an extra day for early voting to make sure his community got the chance to vote.
Special Agent Singer spoke with Commissioner Meiner, who denied speaking to the Mayor, and
further stated that he did not know who may have contacted him regarding early voting. Special
Agent Singer shared the names of the Rabbis who had written letters of support for the extra
voting days and Commissioner Meiner stated that he never asked any one of them to speak to
the Mayor.
Ms. Rosen Gonzalez also alleged that the Mayor improperly used his position to influence the
election. She stated that he openly supported Commissioner Ricky Arriola and candidates David
Richardson and Steven Meiner. She believes that Arriola and Richardson did not have the
Orthodox vote and would have lost in the run-off without the extra day. Ms. Rosen Gonzalez
alleged that the Mayor traded an extra day of voting for the Orthodox community's endorsement
of his candidates. She claims that on November 15 she saw an Orthodox person at a polling site
with a piece of paper and the names of those candidates written on it. There is no other evidence
to support this allegation. Special Agent Singer discussed the allegation with Mayor Gelber who
steadfastly denied it.
Ms. Rosen Gonzalez stated that she agreed with the City's expanding early voting, but, like
Commissioner Gongora, believed the rule change in the middle of the election cycle was
suspicious. Ms. Rosen Gonzalez learned of the extra day of voting on the day it was added to
the November 12 agenda. She stated that she started to receive phone calls from persons
concerned about the proposed rule change. In an effort to reach her constituents, she
immediately drafted an email alerting them to the change. Her email stated, in part, "This agenda
item, added on a Sunday, with no notice, no community input, no warning, changes the rules in
the middle of this election cycle and happens to fall on the same day Mayor Gelber and Ricky
Arriola are giving away 700 turkeys within walking distance of the polling site...Rumor has it that
the turkey giveaway, normally done one week before Thanksgiving, was "moved up" to this date,
although city officials deny this." She also alleged "...Co-sponsor Ricky Arriola, who happens to
be on a "newly-formed slate" with my opponent, is using city resources to influence the election."
(A copy of the email is included in this file.)
With respect to the turkey giveaway and her conduct on the day of the event, she said that she
arrived shortly before mid-day. She walked into the bandshell to make sure nobody was
campaigning and that the event was running smoothly. She left the bandshell and went to shake
hands with constituents. She was in a campaign shirt and had potato chips to give out as well as
a flyer which invited the seniors to join her at El Palacio de Jugos for an election night watch party
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on November 19. Although Ms. Rosen Gonzalez says she attended the event on her own, she
said that many of the seniors used to be her constituents and knew her, so they helped her pass
out chips and flyers. She said that this is her regular practice at public events. Her strategy is to
show up when there is a large gathering to maximize the number of people she can connect with.
She regularly passes out food, shakes hands and leaves. According to Rosen Gonzalez, on this
particular day, she was there for 30 minutes and left.
Ms. Rosen Gonzalez cited a number of concerns about Mr. Sierra and the Seniors in Action
program. She acknowledged that she had contacted the prior CEO of Farm Share in 2018, while
she was a sitting Commissioner, to complain about Mr. Sierra. Her allegation was that he only
allowed certain Commissioners to host Farm Share events and she was not one of them. She
also stated that Mr. Sierra's assistant is in a relationship with an employee in the Mayor's Office
who does a lot of community outreach. She believes that the community outreach person
schedules events with Mr. Sierra then actively campaigns for the Mayor and the Mayor's preferred
Commissioners. It is her recommendation that an apolitical entity, such as a church or
synagogue, should distribute food. The City should not be involved at all.
Conclusion:
Nothing in the record proves Mayor Gelber illegally used his emergency powers to add an
additional day of voting. To the contrary, he acted in compliance with Miami Beach Code Sections
2-12 and 38-6. Moreover, while the additional day gave the Orthodox community another
opportunity to vote, for a total of two days, it gave other voters in the larger community an
opportunity to vote for a total of three days. The Inspector General believes that having a voice
in the election of those who make the laws under which we must live is a right we all share. The
right to vote is fundamental in a free and democratic society. To this end, the Commission passed
Ordinance 2020-4326, which amended Miami Beach Code Section 38-6, to add an additional day
of early voting in a run-off to avoid having a significant number of voters limited to only one day
of early voting based upon their religious convictions. The measure provided greater access to
the polls for all voters. The Ordinance took effect in January 2020. The Mayor and Commission
should be commended for expanding rather than restricting this opportunity.
With respect to the remaining issues raised by scheduling the additional day of voting on the same
day as the Farm Share event, the Inspector General advises that there should be a clear
distinction between official functions and campaign activities, and there should be no visible
campaign activity by an elected official at any government event in which he or she is involved in
an official capacity. To avoid any appearance of impropriety, local officials should be consistent
in scheduling official functions, avoiding an unusual flurry of government-sponsored events shortly
before an election. In the instant matter, Commissioner Arriola was the only elected official in the
run-off and he elected not to attend the turkey giveaway. And, as reported above, the Farm Share
event was not the consequence of an unusual flurry of government events, but rather a
methodically planned annual event that had been months in the making.
The matter has been further addressed by instructions to the City from Farm Share CEO Mr.
Shelly. In a letter after the election he advised as follows:
"Due to a recent incident that occurred with an elected municipal official, I have re-evaluated the
rules and regulations related to local elected officials (city councilpersons, city commissioners)
hosting Farm Share Food Distribution Events. Presently, Farm Share allows an individual city
councilperson or city commissioners to host a Farm Share event in their official individual
capacities. Going forward this will no longer be allowed. Instead, if a request is made by an
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individual city councilperson or city commissioner, that request will need to be approved by the
city as a whole and hosted by the city as a whole. Each councilperson, commissioner, mayor can
then have their name and image on the flyer along with all other elected leaders from that city but
no single elected local leader can have their own flyer or event."
The Mayor's Chief of Staff emailed the new policy direction to the Mayor, Commission and staff
in December 2019. The issue was referred to the Neighborhoods and Quality of Life committee.
The committee met on February 3, 2020 and by acclamation, the committee voted to send the
following recommendations to the Commission: a) no candidate can host a food distribution event;
b) food distribution events shall not be near voting sites; 3) candidates who are running should
not be able to campaign at food distribution sites; and 4) food distribution events should not take
place during early voting if at all possible. On May 13, 2020, Resolution 2020-3127 4 was adopted
by acclamation. The Resolution states that the Mayor and City Commission "prohibit candidates
for City elected office (including incumbents seeking reelection) from hosting or campaigning at
any charitable or not for profit food distribution event in the City of Miami Beach, held during the
period of time between the last day of the election qualifying period until the earlier date of when
the candidate is elected, defeated, or becomes unopposed; and further prohibit charitable or not
for profit food distribution events from taking place within 200 feet of any polling place located
within the City during the voting period for any elections, including early voting period, beginning
when the polls open for voting and ending when the polls close or the last voter has voted,
whichever is later".
spector General supported passage of Resolution 2020-3127 4 and believes it will be helpful
iding issues of this nature in the future.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, City of Miami Beach
1130 Washington Avenue, 6 Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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