State Rep. Austin Smith (R) - who was senior director at Turning Point Action, the campaign arm of Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA - was accused by a Democratic activist of submitting petition sheets with rows of voter names, addresses and signatures that "bear a striking resemblance" to Smith's handwriting, according to a complaint. Smith "personally circulated multiple petition sheets bearing what appear to be forged voter signatures," the complaint said.

Smith submitted his resignation to Turning Point Action on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about it publicly. Smith also publicly ended his reelection campaign.

In cases like this, I feel that charges involving intentional voter/election fraud should carry a lifetime voting ban if the person is found guilty by a jury of their peers.