Democrat Official Faces Trial for Alleged Voter Fraud in Michigan

A Democratic official in Michigan is facing a trial for six charges of election fraud stemming from the 2018 midterm elections. Sherikia Hawkins, the City of Southfield’s Clerk, was charged for election-related felonies as part of a scheme to void absentee ballots. She is accused of altering 193 ballots. 

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 comes 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. 

Michigan has a law on the books where the voting roles need to be checked against the social security administration’s death master file on a monthly basis. 

Hawkins was honored by the state Democratic Party in 2019.