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Austin Smith drops reelection campaign amid accusations of petition signature fraud
Republican state Rep. Austin Smith has dropped his reelection bid after being accused of personally forging more than 100 petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot. And he’s facing a possible criminal investigation into his signatures after state elections officials forwarded his petition signatures to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
Arizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signatures
A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action resigned from the organization Thursday and dropped his bid for reelection to the Arizona House of Representatives after he was accused of forging signatures on his nominating petitions.
Election-denying Arizona Republican ends reelection bid after allegations of forged signatures
After a complaint charged Rep. Austin Smith forged signatures on nomination petitions and gathered ineligible signatures, he dropped out of his race.
Arizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signatures
PHOENIX (AP) — A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action resigned from the organization Thursday and dropped his bid for reelection ... state Rep. Austin Smith has in the past ...
Arizona Republican state Rep. Austin Smith ends campaign over forgery allegations
Arizona Republicans will have to rely on a write-in campaign to hold a state House seat after first-term incumbent Rep. Austin Smith (R-Surprise) ended his campaign after allegation that signatures on his nominating petitions were forged.
GOP lawmaker faces calls to resign, drops out of primary election after fraud allegations
The campaign to elect Democrats to state legislatures nationwide is calling on Arizona state Rep. Austin Smith, R-Waddell, to ...
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AZ Republican Who Cried About Election Fraud Drops Out Of Race
Smith is first-term representative from Surprise, a member of Arizona’s far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus and a top official ...