A sizable number of Miami residents have expressed their disappointment with Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and are pushing for a recall election, asking voters whether Levine Cava should continue to serve as mayor.
Miami resident Mercy Perez is aiding in the cause to remove Levine Cava from office, claiming that Miami has only deteriorated under her leadership.
“The potholes, every day they get bigger," Perez said. "The floods, the airport, the animal shelter, teachers need help, too; it’s very sad what is going on in Miami."
In order to begin recall election proceedings, organizers must obtain signatures from at least 4% of the registered voters in Miami-Dade County, which is roughly 61,000 signatures. If successful, a recall election must be held within 90 days of the petition being filed.
Many in opposition to Levine Cava have signed on to the recall, including Alex Otaola (R), who previously ran against Cava.
Commissioner Rene Garcia (R) also commented on Levine Cava’s recall efforts.
"I, too, have had some issues in reference to some of the park funding that we see, and I have been asking for information that we have yet to receive, so if I am one Commissioner that is struggling, there may be others that are doing the same," he said.
The mayor’s political advisor, Christian Ulvert, criticized the growing effort to oust Cava, saying, “We are confident voters will view this sham effort as a political stunt led by a failed perennial candidate who was resoundingly defeated last summer.”
The last recall a Miami-Dade County mayor faced was in 2011, when voters booted Carlos Alvarez (R) out of the mayor's office due to his supplying hundreds of millions in tax dollars to pay for the construction of LoanDepot Park.
