“As a part of his guilty plea today, Smith admitted signing the name of a deceased woman on one of his candidate nomination petitions in March of 2024,” Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement. “He also admitted that he attempted to deceive the Secretary of State’s Office by knowingly filing petitions containing forged signatures of purported supporters of his nomination for the Republican primary for State Representative from LD 29.”

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[–] [S] 63 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I've seen dozens of cases of documented election fraud in the past few years. Easily 90% of them were by the Grand Old Pedophiles.

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  • [–] 27 points 8 months ago

    Always, always always the ones you most suspect.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago

    Don't worry (sarcasm), he was replaced with a die hard trumper... I literally know his replacement, James Taylor, he lives down the street from me. I have literally had his wife tell me directly that covid was a hoax and she knows it because James was put on a ventilator and survived his covid just fine. Dude literally almost died and was put in a medical coma while on a ventilator, and that wasn't enough for either of them to take Covid seriously... Suffice it to say, I try to avoid talking to them when I see them...

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago

    Turning Point are nothing but a cabal of white collar criminals, and this guy should do some serious jail time for his crime.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago

    Conservatives are liars and cheaters, what a shock.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    Under the jail.

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    [–] 52 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    attempted

    So, what, it's only actual fraud if you don't get caught? He submitted fraudulent documents. Full stop. He successfully committed fraud.

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  • [–] 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Legally, it is attempted fraud. He got caught and it's only "fraud" if the damage is done. But "attempted fraud" isn't nothing and he's getting hit with multiple charges.

    The thing we should be mad about is the possibility that he won't have a felony on his record (the judge can decide if it's a felony after his probationary period, as explained in the article)

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  • [–] 93 points 11 months ago (8 children)

    Smith pleaded guilty to the reduced charges as part of a plea agreement that gives him the possibility of avoiding a felony conviction. In Arizona law, when a person without a criminal history is found guilty of a low-level felony, the judge can wait until that person’s probation is finished before designating the crime a felony or misdemeanor. Essentially, that means if Smith completes any probation he’s sentenced to without violations, his conviction could be classified a misdemeanor instead of a felony.

    And that’s important, because felons in Arizona can’t vote or hold elected office unless their rights are restored by a judge.

    Fuck this. He should not be able to see a ballot again in his life.

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  • [–] 23 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    I'm not really sure that I think disenfranchising anyone is cool, but this rubs me wrong.

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  • [–] 21 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I'm not sure I have a strong opinion for disenfranchising voters, since I believe everyone deserves a right to vote, but there has to be a point at which someone forfeits their own ability to vote? I think cheating the system (and by proxy, other voters) might be a good case for that.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Maybe not fully prevent them from voting, but curtail the means by which they can cast a vote to some minimum. For example, require them to cast an in-person ballot at a pre-defined time and location, under court-appointed supervision.

    This would be in addition to being prohibited from running, campaigning, volunteering, or doing anything else in the election process besides cast their single vote.

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago*

    No American citizen should ever lose their right to vote, for ANY reason, not even incarcerated prisoners. Hell, prisoners probably need governmental representation more than anyone.

    These are supposed to be God-given, inalienable rights, according to the Declaration of Independence, so how does a human-conceived entity presume to veto God?

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I think disenfranchising anyone is immoral and counterproductive to a thriving democracy.

    But someone who attempted to commit voter fraud should be banned from any position of public trust. Ban him from public office, from the election board, etc. Don't even let him volunteer as a poll worker.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago

    Normally, I agree with that stance. However, in attempting to subvert an election, he stands to disenfranchise hundreds if not thousands of peoples' votes. You're more correct, but I hate the idea of someone like this getting the ability to vote for more people like him into power after he's already done something so egregious.

    Anyway, I don't disagree with your position, just that this dick weasel is anathema to free and fair elections.

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  • [–] 34 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    Who's managing the betting pool? What's the Over/Under on a Pardon?

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Considering it's a State level and Arizona Governor is a Dem... Probably close to 0% chance on that.

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  • [–] 18 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I like those odds, but I'll bet a Democrat could still figure out to lose.

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  • [–] 21 points 11 months ago*

    Should be treason for any country that uses a democratic system

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  • [–] 20 points 11 months ago

    Another case of projection re election fraud. We need to pay closer attention to ballot signatures for those protesting a bit too much. I’m sure the opportunities are aplenty.

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    Turning point leader is a traitorous fraud, that's a real shot in the neck.

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    [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    So, the election from was coming from inside the house.

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  • Who could've ever thought?

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Will be pardoned.... For a price

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    NOTADRAGQUEEN

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Pikachu face

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    [–] [S] 8 points 8 months ago

    I’ve seen dozens of cases of documented election fraud in the past few years. Easily 90% of them were by the Grand Old Pedophiles.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Lmao, fucking twats

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Every accusation, an admission of guilt.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    I wonder what karmic irony tastes like. My thoughts are currently that it might taste like red bean soup, or rice cake.

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