The Committee to Recall Cy Sun delivered more than 550 signatures to to the King County Elections office Monday morning for verification in the quest to recall controversial Pacific Mayor Cy Sun.

According to the committee, 556 signatures from registered voters in Pacific were turned in. A minimum of 412 signatures are required to put the recall on a ballot.

This past week the Washington State Supreme Court denied Sun’s appeal of the recall, clearing the way for the committee to begin collecting signatures on Friday.

“We got the word yesterday [Thursday] that we could continue with our recall and get signatures and take it to the voters,” committee chairman Don Thomson said on Friday. “That was our sole goal from the beginning, to allow the voters to decide. Does he stay in office or leave office? And this is one more step in that directions. I want to thank our attorney, our volunteers and the citizens of Pacific who have stepped forward to say ‘we support you.’ I cannot say enough for them.”

Over the weekend committee members canvassed Pacific, as well as collected signatures from a central location across the street from Pacific City Hall.

According to committee attorney Jeff Helsdon, a special election on the recall could happen as early as June.

“The process is going to move much more quickly now,” Helsdon said. “When the signatures are turned in to the King County Elections department, the elections department will then canvass the signatures, matching them to the voter rolls and making sure we have the required number of signatures in order to verify the election can go forward. I anticipate, based on our estimate, that we should have a special election on the recall of the mayor of Pacific sometime in the end of June, early July.”

If Pacific voters choose with a simple majority to oust Sun he will have to vacate office immediately and the city council will pick the next mayor.