Republican state Rep. Austin Smith has dropped his reelection bid after being accused of personally forging more than 100 petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot. And he’s facing a possible criminal investigation into his signatures after state elections officials forwarded his petition signatures to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.

Arizona Republicans will have to rely on a write-in campaign to hold a state House seat after first-term incumbent Rep. Austin Smith (R-Surprise) ended his campaign following allegations that signatures on his nominating petitions were forged.