Two dozen candidates are competing for three Miami posts this election cycle. They span professions and political lanes — and they’ve logged very different amounts of time actually living in the city and in the districts they are hoping to represent.

Miami’s election rules require mayoral hopefuls to have lived inside city limits for at least a year before the Sept. 20 qualifying deadline. Commission candidates must have lived within their district boundaries for the same 365-day stretch.

Florida Politics cross-checked candidate filings against state voter rolls and the city’s district map to confirm residency. Unless noted, candidates voted regularly over the past decade.

Mayor

Of 13 mayoral candidates, four are relative newcomers, with less than two years in Miami.

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