Miami-Dade court expands mail-in voting after groups sue over mayoral runoff election scheduled for Passover

( Apr. 6, 2026 / JNS ) The Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, in Miami-Dade County, decided in an emergency hearing to extend mail-in voting in a mayoral runoff in the town of Surfside until April 28, after the National Jewish Advocacy Center
and GS2 Law sued over the election being held on April 7, during Passover.

The center said that the court made the decision, because it “recognized the serious burdens imposed on observant Jewish voters by holding an election during one of the most sacred periods of the Jewish calendar.”

“The court made extensive factual findings validating the core claims advanced by NJAC and its clients: that the timing of the election substantially interferes with the ability of many Jewish residents to participate in the democratic process,” it said.

The court did not postpone the April 7 election, but it “ordered sweeping relief to ensure meaningful access to the ballot,” according to the center.


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