In a blistering letter posted to the platform 'X' Wednesday, Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier blasted the City of Miami for an ordinance it is considering that would move its elections to even years to align with state and federal elections.
"You should immediately cease the process of enacting the ordinance to move the date," the letter read in part. "The citizens of Miami deserve-and are entitled to-the right to make this decision, directly."
Proponents have said the change could help with voter turnout, while critics have argued it allows some of the term-limited elected officials, like the mayor, to stay in office for an additional year without voter approval.
Uthmeier said that in his view, moving an election date without a public vote is "unconstitutional."
"Home to thousands of patriotic Cuban Americans who know better than most about regimes that cavalierly delay elections and prolong their terms in power," wrote Uthmeier. "The City of Miami owes to its citizens what the law requires."