Supervisor of Elections verifies signatures for recall of Fort Myers Beach councilmembers

The Lee County Supervisor of Elections has verified that the committees to recall Fort Myers Beach councilmembers John King and Karen Woodson have collected enough signatures to force a recall election.

King and Woodson have five days to resign or a recall election will be scheduled.

The office of the Lee County Supervisor or Elections verified 564 signatures to recall Woodson and 561 signatures to recall King. The committees needed 503 signatures from Fort Myers Beach registered voters to force a recall.

Former Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy, who headed the committee to recall Woodson, said the collection of the signatures was “quite an accomplishment. Just think what we could have done in the season.”



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