The town of Surfside will have a special election Nov. 7, 2023, that could change future elections in the municipality. Residents will vote on five charter amendments, one that would extend the terms of both the mayor and commissioners from two to four years and another that would require a mayoral candidate to receive a majority vote before being elected. If approved, those changes would affect the outcome of the town’s next general election March 19, 2024. As it stands now, all Surfside commissioners are elected at-large every two years. The first charter amendment would change that to elect only two new commissioners for four-year terms at any given election...

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