Kissimmee sets Aug. 18 election with two charter amendments
Kissimmee’s 2026 general municipal election is scheduled for Aug. 18, and the ballot will include two proposed amendments to the city charter.
The City Commission approved Resolution No. 14-2026 calling for the referendums. The City of Kissimmee then issued formal public notice of the election and charter questions under Florida Statute 100.342.
The action sets a citywide election date and moves the two charter proposals toward a decision by qualified Kissimmee city electors. It does not mean either amendment has passed. The referendum outcomes are not yet known.
What the city has scheduled
The general municipal election and the charter referendums are set for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. The election is a City of Kissimmee government action, rather than a proceeding limited to Osceola County.
Two proposed charter amendments will be submitted to qualified city electors. Because the measures concern the city charter, the ballot could change the rules that govern Kissimmee’s local government. Voters will ultimately determine whether the proposals take effect through the referendum process.
The city’s public notice identifies the election date and says the notice was issued under Florida Statute 100.342. The related City Commission record identifies Resolution No. 14-2026 as the action calling for the municipal referendums.
The amendment text is still important
The public-notice pages reviewed for this report did not expose the full text of both ballot questions in the available search extract. That means the specific substance of the two proposed amendments cannot be described from the approved records without risking an inaccurate account of what voters will see.
For now, the confirmed development is procedural but consequential: Kissimmee has formally noticed an Aug. 18 election and identified two charter-amendment referendums for consideration. The measures should be treated as proposals until voters act.
The missing ballot language is also the key information voters will need before the election. The available records establish that there are two questions, but they do not support claims about whether either proposal concerns elections, commissions, city administration, finances or another specific area of the charter.
What happens next
The next known milestone is the Aug. 18, 2026, general municipal election. Until that date, the two amendments remain proposed questions on the city ballot, and no result or voter-support level can be reported as established.
For Kissimmee residents, the practical consequence is that a citywide decision on local government rules is now on the election calendar. The City Commission has taken the action required to call the referendums, while qualified city electors will decide the proposals at the scheduled election.
As of Aug. 8, 2026, the city’s notice and the commission resolution confirm the date, the number of charter questions and the formal action behind them. The eventual effect on Kissimmee’s charter will depend on the ballot language and the election results.
Sources
- Public Notices, City of Kissimmee
- Kissimmee City Commission Public Notices, Kissimmee City Commission records mirror
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