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Ex-Arizona Lawmaker Who Questioned Election Integrity Gets Probation for Using Forged Signatures
Austin Smith admitted forging signatures, faces probation, a $5,000 fine, and a five-year ban from office after withdrawing from the 2024 Arizona primary race.
- Austin Smith, a former Arizona lawmaker who questioned election integrity, pleaded guilty to using forged signatures on nominating petitions to qualify for a 2024 primary election.
- Smith was sentenced to probation, a $5,000 fine, and a five-year ban from running for public office.
- Smith previously voiced support for a Republican-backed review of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County and sponsored a proposal to ban voting by mail.
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Ex-Arizona lawmaker who questioned election integrity to be sentenced for using forged signatures
A former Republican lawmaker who questioned the integrity of Arizona’s elections and served as a leader for the conservative group Turning Point Action is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday for using nominating petitions that contained forged signatures in a bid to qualify for a 2024 primary election
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