Miami Seaside voters for the ultimate withdrawal of the ultimate name to re-elect Mayor Gelber – NBC 6 South Florida

Miami Beach residents voted to take back the last call to bars and restaurants on Tuesday while re-electing the mayor for a third term.

The vote on the last tender showed that around 56% are in favor of the city stop selling alcohol at 2 a.m. instead of 5 a.m.

Many people in the hospitality industry had resisted the ballot because they were concerned about how it could affect their income.

Proponents of a 2 a.m. sales stop said they were worried about crime as Ocean Drive and the city’s entertainment district have been plagued by mounting violence for at least eight years.

• Miami Beach Straw Ballot Question 1 – Stop selling alcoholic beverages

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The city has tried to curb the violence with ordinances and increased police presence, but some who support the recent recall, including Mayor Dan Gelber, believe this could help.

“Most bars and restaurants don’t open until after 2am, most of them close, there are really only a few and the few that do create a lot of mess,” said Gelber.

Gelber won his re-election on Tuesday, beating four candidates who had tried to oust him.

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  • Jean Marie Echemendía

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  • Carlos “Sp4” Enrique Gutiérrez

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The 60-year-old Gelber could easily be re-elected with more than 60% of the votes.

The mayor was recently criticized after audio leaked talking to private developers about rebuilding Ocean Drive.

Miami Beach residents voted to take back the last call to bars and restaurants Tuesday while re-electing the mayor for a third term. NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola reports

The four candidates who challenged Gelber – Jean Marie Echemendia, Ronnie Eith, Carlos Enrique Gutierrez, and Gus Manessis – all disagreed with his approach to clean up the entertainment district.

The alcohol rollback is a straw poll and not mandatory, but Gelber said Tuesday evening that he would work to get a regulation in place to make it official.

“[The voters] spoke very clearly and openly. Anyone who holds an elected office or is running for an elected office in this city has to hear what the voters say because they couldn’t have said what they wanted more clearly, ”said Gelber. “I think it will likely be citywide, I’m sure there will be exceptions. For example, large hotels that keep everything inside and have security plans. “