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.
Smith is first-term representative from Surprise, a member of Arizona’s far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus and a top official at Turning Point Action, the campaign arm of the far-right Turning Point USA, which is aimed at young Republicans and run by Charlie Kirk.
One has to wonder how many decades he could spend behind bars for forging that many signatures.
He's also quit TP-USA, presumably so he can spend time with his new wife and his criminal defense attorney.
She eloquently wrote: One has to wonder how many decades he could spend behind bars for forging that many signatures.
ReplyDeleteTo paraphrase China town "It's Arizona Jake". . . Probation. . . AG Mayes will do her job, but. . .
It's amazing that a Rethug was faking votes, and thought he could get away with it. But then, he is a Rethug, and brains are optional for them.
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So is having a conscience.
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