Arizona Republican Pleads Guilty to Attempted Election Fraud

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Former Republican state legislator Austin Smith pleaded guilty Monday to what he previously called "ludicrous" charges that he personally forged more than 100 signatures on his petitions for reelection last year.

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FULL STORY: Former AZ state Rep. Austin Smith, a leader of advocacy group Turning Point Action, was indicted on charges that he forged voter signatures on the nomination petitions he submitted for his re-election campaign last year. www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025 ...

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... Former Republican state legislator Austin Smith pleaded guilty Monday to what he previously called "ludicrous" charges that he personally forged more than 100 signatures on his petitions for reelection last year. The Republican from Surprise was a member of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus, which has a history of spreading false claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election and pushed for election law changes in the state legislature. ...

Yet another Republican being guilty of what they accuse of Democrats?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-18 12:41 AM