Measure on the ballot in the 2020 Florida Primary Election in Miami.
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Get StartedStraw Ballot Question No. 1 polls the electors of the City regarding whether they would support requiring the Miami-Dade County (“County”) Mayor who has authority over the County’s Aviation Department to start a program to screen all passengers arriving at Miami International Airport for the COVID-19 virus in order to protect County residents from the COVID-19 virus.
A "YES" vote on the Miami Straw Ballot Question would be a vote in favor of requiring the Miami-Dade County Mayor to create a health screening program for all incoming passengers at the Miami-Dade Airport in order to screen for the COVID-19 virus.
A "NO" vote on the Miami Straw Ballot Question would be a vote in opposition to requiring the Miami-Dade County Mayor to create a health screening program for all incoming passengers at the Miami-Dade Airport in order to screen for the COVID-19 virus.
"Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez strongly rebuffed the idea, saying the county does not have legal authority to conduct health screenings on its own — the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts tests for certain travelers now." , in opposition to Miami Straw Ballot Question (Learn more)
"The City of Miami’s non-binding straw ballot seems to be an expensive exercise in political posturing that has no realistic solution because, under federal law, local governments have no authority to do health screenings at airports," Gimenez said. "This is a complete waste of the City of Miami’s taxpayers' money at a time when that city is looking at a multi-million dollar budget deficit. It's futile, ridiculous and totally political.", in opposition to Miami Straw Ballot Question (Learn more)
"This is a mechanism that we have to express to the county that it's not just five commissioners and mayor that want you to do something. This is the people of the city of Miami telling you that they want you do to it.", in support of Miami Straw Ballot Question (Learn more)
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?
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