Election Name: | 2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral recall election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flag Image: | Flag of Miami-Dade County, Florida.svg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country: | Miami-Dade County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type: | Mayoral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ongoing: | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous Election: | 2008 Miami-Dade County mayoral election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous Year: | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next Election: | 2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next Year: | 2011 (special) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Election Date: | March 15, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Module: |
|
The 2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral recall election was a recall election that saw the voters of Miami-Dade County, Florida vote to remove mayor of Miami-Dade County Carlos Álvarez from office.
The election was held coincidingly with a vote that also saw Miami-Dade county commissioner Natacha Seihjas also successfully recalled.[1]
In terms of population, the county was considered the largest United States municipality to recall its executive.[2] [3] The county was also, at the time, the second-largest recall vote of any kind in the United States, after the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election.
Months after the vote, a special election was held to fill the vacant mayoralty.[4]
The recall effort against Mayor Álvarez began in late-September 2011, shortly after the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners passed a budget which both raised property taxes and increased the salaries of county employees.[1] [5] The property tax increase was harshly received by voters of the county, who were still notably reeling from the impact of the Great Recession.[6]
The recall effort was led and financially-backed by billionaire Norman Braman.[5] [6] [7]
2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral recall election[8] | ||||||
Vote on recall | Votes | Percentage | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 183,652 | 88.10 | ||||
No | 24,796 | 11.90 | ||||
Totals | 208,448 | 100 | ||||
Voter turnout | 17.27% |