Resolution No. 2024-77 Accepting and Adopting Election Results for November 5, 2024 General and Special Elections - November 19, 2024CITY OF AVENTURA RESOLUTION NO. 2024-77
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE ELECTION
RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 MUNICIPAL CANDIDATE
GENERAL ELECTION FOR CITY COMMISSIONER SEAT 1 AND
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CITY COMMISSIONER SEAT 2, AS
CERTIFIED BY THE CANVASSING BOARD AND ATTACHED HERETO;
DECLARING THE QUALIFYING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES ELECTED
TO CITY COMMISSIONER SEATS 3 AND 5, WITHOUT NECESSITY FOR
FURTHER CONDUCT OF ELECTION PROCESS FOR THOSE SEATS,
AS CERTIFIED BY THE CITY CLERK; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura 2024 Municipal Candidate General Election was
scheduled for November 5, 2024 for the offices of Commissioner Seat 1, Commissioner
Seat 3, and Commissioner Seat 5; and
WHEREAS, a City of Aventura Special Election was also scheduled for November
5, 2024 for the office of Commissioner Seat 2, for the remainder of the vacated seat term
due to the passing of Commissioner Michael Stern; and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2024 a General Election was held for the office of
Commissioner Seat 1 and a Special Election was held for the office of Commissioner
Seat 2; and
WHEREAS, the Canvassing Board has canvassed and certified the election
results for the office of Commissioner Seats 1 and 2 and this Commission wishes to adopt
the election results as certified by the Canvassing Board; and
WHEREAS, since only one candidate qualified to run for the office of
Commissioner Seat 3, following the withdrawal of the only opponent for that seat, and
only one candidate qualified to run for the office of Commissioner Seat 5, those
candidates are unopposed and are deemed to be elected by operation of law without
further conduct of election process; and
WHEREAS, Section 26-1 of the Aventura City Code provides that the City Clerk
shall present a certification of election results to the City Commission at the first meeting
of the City Commission following the election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
City of Aventura Resolution No. 2024-77
Section 1. The results of the November 5, 2024 Municipal Candidate General
Election and Special Election, as certified by the Canvassing Board and attached hereto,
indicate that the following candidates were elected to Commissioner Seat 1 (4-year term)
and Commissioner Seat 2 (2-year term):
Commissioner Seat 1
Commissioner Seat 2
Gustavo F. Blachman
Cindy Orlinsky
Section 2. The following candidates, being unopposed as the sole qualifying
candidates for the office of Commissioner Seat 3 (4-year term) and Commissioner Seat
5 (4-year term), as indicated below, are hereby declared to be elected to such office:
Commissioner Seat 3
Clifford B. Ain
Commissioner Seat 5 Rachel S. Friedland
Section 3. The results of the election process, as certified by the City Clerk, are
hereby adopted.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Kruss, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bloom, and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Cliff Ain
Yes
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman
Yes
Commissioner Amit Bloom
Yes
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss
Yes
Commissioner Cindy Orlinsky
Yes
Vice Mayor Rachel S. Friedland
Yes
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg
Yes
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City of Aventura Resolution No. 2024-77
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19t" day of November, 2024.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELLISA L. HORVATH, MMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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ROBERT MEYERS'
CITY ATTORNEY
WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE + BIERMAN, P.L.
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MIA�MI-DADE
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
Elections
2700 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
T 305-499-8683 F 305-499-8501
TTY305-499-8480
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I, Christina White, Supervisor of Elections for Miami -Dade County, Florida, do hereby certify
that the attached is a true and correct copy of the Official Results for the Miami -Dade County
General Election conducted on November 5, 2024, which included the Aventura General and
Special Elections:
• City Commissioner Seat 1
• City Commissioner Seat 2
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WITNESS MY HAND AND
OFFICIAL SEAL, AT MIAMI,
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
ON THIS 15T" DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024
Enclosure
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Christina White
Supervisor of Elections
Miami -Dade County
SUMMARY REPT-GROUP DETAIL
Run Date:11/15/24 04:19 PM
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 762). . .
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . .
BALLOTS CAST TOTAL. . . . .
BALLOTS CAST BLANK. . . . .
VOTER TURNOUT TOTAL . . . .
VOTER TURNOUT BLANK . . .
President and Vice President
(VOTE FOR) 1
Donald J. Trump (REP) . . . .
Kamala D. Harris (DEM) . . . .
Jill Stein (GRE) . . . . . .
WRITE-IN.
Chase Oliver (LPF) . . . . .
Claudia De la Cruz (PSL) . . .
Randall Terry (CPF) . . . . .
Peter Sonski (ASP) . . . . .
Total . . . . . . .
Over Votes . . . . . . .
Under Votes . . . . . . .
United States Senator
(VOTE FOR) 1
Rick Scott (REP) . . . . . .
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (DEM) . .
Feena Bonoan (LPF) . . . . .
Ben Everidge (NPA) . . . . .
Tuan TQ Nguyen (NPA). . . . .
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . .
Over Votes . . . . . . .
Under Votes . . . . . . .
Representative Congress Dist 24
(VOTE FOR) 1
Frederica Wilson (DEM) . . . .
Jesus Gabriel Navarro (REP) . .
WRITE-IN . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . .
Over Votes . . . . . . .
Under Votes . . . . . . .
Representative Congress Dist 26
(VOTE FOR) 1
Mario Diaz-Balart (REP). . . .
Joey Atkins (DEM). . . . . .
Total . . . . . . .
Over Votes . . . . . . .
Under Votes . . . . . . .
Official General Election
Miami -Dade County, FL
November 5, 2024
TOTAL VOTES Y. ED
762 100.00
1525,474
1104,596 215,213
36,025 3.26 10,260
72.41
2.36
VBM EV
291,659 597,724
5,269 20,496
605,590
55.19
121,757
115,221
368,612
480,355
43.78
87,906
170,153
222,296
3,813
.35
1,229
1,113
1,471
3,116
.28
898
1,014
1,204
2,096
.19
640
647
809
1,308
.12
388
395
525
476
.04
149
126
201
455
.04
108
180
167
1097,209
213,075
288,849
595,285
2,072
605
1,053
414
5,315
1,533
1,757
2,025
585,445
54.36
114,413
114,050
356,982
477,598
44.35
87,571
169,392
220,635
4,737
.44
1,518
1,102
2,117
4,244
.39
1,226
1,064
1,954
4,088
.38
1,295
949
1,844
888
.08
273
197
418
1077,000
206,296
286,754
583,950
734
127
379
228
26,861
8,790
4,525
13,546
170,692 66.80
35,601
52,829
82,262
84,231 32.97
21,295
17,624
45,312
592 .23
141
174
277
255,515
57,037
70,627
127,851
172
31
103
38
12,108
3,770
2,835
5,503
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Report EL45A Page 001
138,467 71.14 30,832 26,338 81,297
56,161 28.86 12,148 20,558 23,455
194,628 42,980 46,896 104,752
34 7 10 17
7,773 2,651 1,589 3,533
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SUMMARY REPT-GROUP DETAIL
Run Date:11/15/24 04:19 PM
Aventura City Commissioner Seat 1
(VOTE FOR) 1
Gustavo F. Blachman . . . . . .
Michael Isaac Jacobs. . . . . .
Alberto Zaltzberg. . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . .
Over Votes . . . . . . . .
Under Votes . . . . . . . .
Aventura City Commissioner Seat 2
(VOTE FOR) 1
Cindy Orlinsky. . . . . . . .
Gary Pyott . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . .
Over Votes . . . . . . . .
Under Votes . . . . . . . .
Bal Harbour Council Member District 4
(VOTE FOR) 1
Official
General Election
Miami -Dade County, FL
November
5, 2024
TOTAL VOTES %
ED
VBM
EV
7,075 47.93
1,230
2,185
3,660
5,979 40.51
962
2,145
2,872
1,707 11.56
278
584
845
14,761
2,470
4,914
7,377
11
3
4
4
3,680
776
1,110
1,794
9,796 67.39
1,624
3,312
4,860
4,740 32.61
811
1,590
2,339
14,536
2,435
4,902
7,199
7
2
5
0
3,909
812
1,121
1,976
Alejandro Levy. . . . . .
. . . 734 57.70
David Albaum . . . . . .
. . . 538 42.30
Total . . . . . .
. . . 1,272
Over Votes . . . . . .
. . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . .
. . . 281
Biscayne Park Commissioner
(VOTE FOR) 3
MacDonald Kennedy. . . . . . .
Ryan Huntington . . . . . . .
Daniel R. Samaria. . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . .
Over Votes . . . . . . . .
Under Votes . . . . . . . .
Cutler Bay Council Member Seat 2
(VOTE FOR) 1
163
275
296
119
213
206
282
488
502
0
0
0
65
99
117
802 39.39
255
272
275
801 39.34
278
249
274
433 21.27
160
106
167
2,036
693
627
716
0
0
0
0
2,881
1,014
798
1,069
Suzy Lord . . . . . . . . . . 10,077 52.27
Brook De Melo Gomes . . . . . . . 9,201 47.73
Total . . . . . . . . . 19,278
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 5
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 3,096
Doral Mayor
(VOTE FOR) 1
Christi Fraga . . . . . . . .
Roxanna Garay . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . .
Over Votes . . . . . . . .
Under Votes . . . . . . . .
20,405 79.25
5,344 20.75
25,749
9
1.755
1,439
3,278
5,360
1,543
1,848
5,810
2,982
5,126
11,170
0
2
3
605
580
1,911
4,030
5,062
11,313
1,018
1,579
2,747
5,048
6,641
14,060
1
5
3
451
282
1,022
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Report EL45A Page 007
*** Official Results ***
CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
We, the undersigned, VICTORIA FERRER, County Judge, Chairperson,
MIESHA DARROUGH, County Judge, Substitute Member,
CHRISTINA WHITE, Supervisor of Elections, Member, constituting the
Board of County Canvassers in and for said County, do hereby certify
that we met on the Fifteenth day of November, 2024 A.D., and proceeded
publicly to canvass the votes given for the several offices and persons
herein specified at the Nonpartisan Election held on the Fifth day of
November, 2024 A.D., as shown by the returns on file in the office of the
Supervisor of Elections. We do hereby certify from said returns as
follows:
Retention of Justice Renatha Francis of the Supreme Court
Yes 625,479 votes
No 331,121 votes
Retention of Justice Meredith Sasso of the Supreme Court
Yes 607,862 votes
No 342,114 votes
Retention of Judge Kevin M. Emas of the Third District Court of Appeal
Yes 698,469 votes
No 245,658 votes
Retention of Judge Ivan F. Fernandez of the Third District Court of
Appeal
Yes 663,794 votes
No 277,450 votes
Retention of Judge Norma Shepard Lindsey of the Third District Court of
Appeal
Yes 641,220 votes
No 295,041 votes
For County Court Judge, Group 29, the whole number of votes cast was
918,728 of which
Christopher Benjamin received 476,814 votes
A1ina Salcines Restrepo received 441,914 votes
11/15/2024 04:57:00 PM
*** Official Results ***
CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
MIAMI-DARE COUNTY
For School Board, District 3, the whole number of votes cast was
110,761 of which
Joseph "Joe" Geller
Martin Karp
received 60,740 votes
received 50,021 votes
For School Board, District 7, the whole number of votes cast was
126,970 of which
Mary Blanco
Maxeme "Max" Tuchman
received 86,182 votes
received 40,788 votes
For County Commissioner, District 7, the whole number of votes cast
was 101,295 of which
Cindy Lerner received 43,960 votes
Raquel A. Regalado received 57,335 votes
For Aventura City Commissioner Seat 1,
the whole number of votes cast
was 14,761 of which
Gustavo F. Blachman
received 7,075 votes
Michael Isaac Jacobs
received 5,979 votes
Alberto Zaltzberg
received 1,707 votes
For Aventura City Commissioner Seat 2, the whole number of votes cast
was 14,536 of which
Cindy Orlinsky received 9,796 votes
Gary Pyott received 4,740 votes
For Bal Harbour Council Member District 4, the whole number of votes
cast was 1,272 of which
David Albaum received 538 votes
Alejandro Levy received 734 votes
For Biscayne Park Commissioner, the whole number of votes cast was
2,036 of which
Ryan Huntington received 801 votes
MacDonald Kennedy received 802 votes
Daniel R. Samaria received 433 votes
11/15/2024 04:57:00 PM 2
*** Official Results ***
CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
MIAMI-DARE COUNTY
We Certify that pursuant to Section 102.112, Florida Statutes, the
canvassing board has compared the number of persons who voted with
the number of ballots counted and that the certification includes all valid
votes cast in the election.
11/15/2024 04:57:00 PM