Democrat Official Faces Trial For Alleged Voter Fraud In Michigan

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A prominent Michigan official -- who received an award from the state’s Democratic Party earlier this year -- is now facing six felony charges for stunning election crimes.

Sherikia Hawkins, who served as a city clerk for Southfield, allegedly forged records and falsely marked absentee ballots as invalid during the 2018 midterm election.

The Democrat was arrested on Monday after the Oakland County Clerk’s office noticed discrepancies in voter counts while certifying absentee ballots from Southfield.

After police got involved and conducted an investigation, authorities found that records had been altered so that 193 voter files were improperly listed as invalid, Townhall reported.

The charges include:

• Count One: Election law – Falsifying returns/records, a five-year felony and/or $1,000;
• Count Two: Forgery of a public record, a 14-year felony;
• Count Three: Misconduct in office, a five-year felony and/or $10,000;
• Count Four: Using a computer to commit a crime – election law – falsifying returns/records, a seven-year felony and/or $5,000;
• Count Five: Using a computer to commit a crime – forgery of a public record, a 10-year felony and/or $10,000;
• Count Six: Using a computer to commit a crime – misconduct in office, a seven-year felony, and/or $5,000.

The trial will come on the heels of more voting irregularities that were reported by Michigan Capitol Confidential after the Barry County Sheriff received a ballot application for an individual who had been dead and had not lived in the county for twenty years.

Attorney General Nessel’s announcement of pursuing these charges comes on the heels of more potential fraud in Michigan, as irregularities with absentee ballots are reported.

"Given the troubling accusations against Clerk Hawkins and the reports of ballot applications being sent to individuals not eligible to vote we are calling for a full audit into absentee ballot applications in Michigan," Tori Sachs, executive director of Michigan Rising Action, told Townhall.