The Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archive presents a Video Rewind Screening of an Election Year special. Two political documentaries from 1958 will shed light on how modern Miami Dade County was created and what elections were like 50 years ago.

"The Desperate Need for Home Rule" is a 1958 political documentary narrated by WTVJ - Miami News Anchor Ralph Renick and featuring Florida Governor Leroy Collins. The film argues the need for all Floridians to pass "Amendment 2", the Home Rule Charter, during the November 1958 Election. The Home Rule Charter was concerned with making Miami-Dade County a home rule county, which would grant its citizens the power to adopt their own rules for governing the county's affairs and to determine the method of electing commissioners.

"Election Returns" is a 1958 kinescope recording also from WTVJ - Miami and narrated by Ralph Renick. The documentary focuses on the election after the polls closed and includes reports on the tallying process and computing the results. The senator and local race results are included in this film.