Lonnie Harrell recall, Fort White, Florida (2026)
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2026 Recalls in Florida Florida recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall District 2 Town Councilmember Lonnie Harrell is scheduled for April 14, 2026, in Fort White, Florida.[1] Reasons for the recall include Harrell's disagreements with other council members over issues such as The Collective food truck park and conduct during meetings.[1]
Recall vote
Lonnie Harrell recall, 2026
Lonnie Harrell is facing a recall election in the Fort White Town Council District 2 recall on April 14, 2026.
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Recall supporters
According to TV20 News, Harrell had disagreements with other council members over issues such as The Collective food truck park and how meetings were conducted.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Florida
Florida allows the following grounds for recall: malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, and conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.[2]
From the time that the recall petition is approved for circulation, signatures must be collected within 30 days. The number of signatures required depends on the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction. A minimum of 50 signatures are required in jurisdictions with fewer than 500 registered voters. In jurisdictions with 500 to 24,999 registered voters, a minimum of 100 to 1,000 signatures are required, or 10% of registered voters, whichever is higher. In jurisdictions with 25,000 or more registered voters, the number of signatures required is 1,000 or 5% of registered voters, whichever is higher.[3] The officeholder then has a chance to file a defensive statement. In the second round of signature collection, organizers have 60 days to collect signatures equal to 15% of registered voters from the officeholder's district.[3]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2025 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Fort White, Florida
- Recall campaigns in Florida
- Political recall efforts, 2026
- City council recalls
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