Michigan Election Official Charged With 6 Felony Counts of Voter Fraud

Michigan Election Official Charged With 6 Felony Counts of Voter Fraud
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Matthew Vadum
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A Michigan election official has been charged by the state with six felony counts of voter fraud in connection with the November 2018 elections.

Southfield City Clerk Sherikia Lavette Hawkins, 38, a Democrat first elected to the post in November 2017, was charged Sept. 23, according to a felony complaint filed in the Michigan court system’s 46th Judicial District.