For weeks, community leaders in Miami’s historically Black neighborhoods sounded the alarm on a glaring omission in the city’s early voting plan for this year’s municipal election: not a single site was located directly within their community. Those concerns — centered on equity, access and representation — sparked swift action from city officials.

Now, following sustained pressure from residents, activists and local organizations, the City of Miami has added a new early voting location in a predominantly Black neighborhood. The measure was sponsored by District 5 Commissioner Christine King, who is up for re-election this November.

“As soon as I learned that the Little Haiti Cultural Center could not serve as a voting site due to Miami Art Week schedule conflicts, I immediately began

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