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A former Arizona lawmaker and leader of Turning Point Action is set to be sentenced for using forged signatures on nominating petitions to qualify for the 2024 primary, after pleading guilty to charges of attempted fraudulent schemes and illegal signing of election petitions, with a sentence including probation, a fine, and a ban from running for office for five years.
A local Arizona city council race in Mesa has become highly polarized due to a recall effort against councilwoman Julie Spilsbury, driven by supporters of Charlie Kirk and his organization Turning Point Action, highlighting the influence of national politics on local elections following Kirk's recent death.
Austin Smith, a Republican lawmaker in Arizona and senior director for Turning Point Action, resigned from his position and withdrew from his re-election bid after being accused of forging voters' signatures in a court complaint. Smith, who has been vocal about election skepticism, denied any wrongdoing but cited financial burden as the reason for his withdrawal, claiming that Democrats engineered the complaint against him.
State Rep. Austin Smith, a senior director at Turning Point Action, resigned after being accused of forging voter signatures on official paperwork to run for reelection in the Arizona House. A Democratic activist filed a complaint alleging that Smith submitted petition sheets with forged voter signatures. Smith denied the allegations, attributing them to a "coordinated attack" by Democrats and critics of his politics. His resignation drew immediate reaction from members of his own party, with some calling for his resignation from office.