The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office said it rejected 5,903 mailed-in ballots in the recent election over mismatched signatures under a new approach to signature verification.

A Republican state lawmaker wants to overhaul voting in Arizona by eliminating the early-voter list by amending the constitution

Gallego, Arizona’s first Latino senator, beat his Republican challenger, Kari Lake, 50.1% to 47.7% in 2024. He was the leading Democrat in the state to win last year, after President Donald Trump secured a 5.5 percentage-point victory over Harris.

At the time he was indicted, Smith was strategic director of Turning Point Action, Turning Point USA’s advocacy arm. TPUSA is a far-right organization based in Phoenix that aims to mobilize young conservatives founded by Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in September while speaking to a group of college students in Utah.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A former Arizona lawmaker agreed on Monday to a plea deal over forging signatures for last year’s reelection campaign. Prosecutors said 30-year-old Austin Smith pleaded guilty to attempted fraudulent schemes and practices and illegal signing of election petitions.

A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona pleaded guilty to criminal charges for forging signatures on nominating petitions during his 2024 campaign