Commissioner John Herbst resigned effective November 2, leaving the Fort Lauderdale City Commission District 1 seat open. That vacancy is being filled in a special election today, November 3, and voters in District 1 are choosing who will serve the remainder of the term on the City Commission. Herbst stepped down after two years of a four-year term, and mail ballots must be received by 7 in the evening, according to the voter guide. Turning to voting logistics, Broward guidance says polls are open today, November 3, from 7 in the morning to 7 in the evening. It lists ballot-intake sites at the elections office and at branches and restates the accepted photo-ID list. Results begin appearing after 7 in the evening; early figures are unofficial.
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- Herbst Resignation Special Election [NEWS] — playpotus.com
https://playpotus.com/fl/fort-lauderdale - Broward Election-Day Guidance [NEWS] — ftlreview.com
https://ftlreview.com/politics/broward-early-voting-october-19-november-2026/
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- https://playpotus.com/fl/fort-lauderdale — 3 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
- https://ftlreview.com/politics/broward-early-voting-october-19-november-2026/ — 2 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
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- “Commissioner John Herbst resigned effective November second, leaving the Fort Lauderdale City Commission District one se…” — grounded in “The seat is open because Commissioner John Herbst resigned, effective Nov. 2, 2026, two years into his four-year term.” playpotus.com
- “Turning to voting logistics, Broward guidance says polls are open today, November third, from seven in the morning to se…” — grounded in “results will begin appearing after 7 p.m. Tuesday; early figures should be treated as unofficial.” ftlreview.com
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