Miami, Florida, Straw Ballot Question, COVID-19 Screening Program at Miami International Airport (August 2020)

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Miami Straw Ballot Question
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Election date
August 18, 2020
Topic
Local advisory vote
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral
Origin
Lawmakers


A advisory vote on whether to have a COVID-19 screening program at the Miami International Airport was on the ballot for Miami voters in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on August 18, 2020.[1] It was approved.

A "yes" vote supports advising in favor of a COVID-19 screening program at the Miami International Airport.

A "no" vote opposes a COVID-19 screening program at the Miami International Airport.


Election results

Miami Straw Ballot Question

Result Votes Prozentualer Anteil

Approved Yes

47,835 84.75%
No 8,610 15.25%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

"

Would you support requiring the Miami-Dade County Mayor who has authority over the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department to start a program to screen all passengers arriving at Miami International Airport for the COVID-19 virus?[2]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Florida

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Miami City Council.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 City of Miami, "Official sample ballot, August 18, 2020 election," accessed July 1, 2020
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.