Award-Winning Democrat Official Arrested On 6 Felony Charges of Election Fraud

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Michigan State Police have arrested a celebrated Democratic Party official on multiple felony charges relating to voter discrepancies.

Michigan State Police have arrested a celebrated Democratic Party official on multiple felony charges relating to voter discrepancies.

Sherikia Hawkins, who earlier this year received an award from the Democratic Party after being praised for using “unconventional methods to engage the community in voting,” is now facing six felony charges.

According to the Detroit News, Hawkins has been charged with forging records and falsely marking absentee ballots as invalid during the 2018 election.

Hawkins, 38, city clerk for the city of Southfield, was arrested in February after the Oakland County Clerk’s office noticed discrepancies in voter counts while certifying absentee ballots from Southfield.

Michigan state police investigated and found that records had been altered so that nearly 200 voter files were improperly listed as invalid.

Our elections are the foundation of our democracy, and under my and Attorney General [Dana] Nessel’s administration there will be no tolerance for any actions that undermine that foundation — anywhere, anytime, by any person or official,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in a statement.

Despite what looks like a ton of evidence pointing toward Sherikia Hawkins (pictured), her attorneys said that it was just a “technicality

LawOfficer reports: According to court documents, Michigan police found that 193 absentee voter files were changed in the city’s computer system to say they either had no signature or no return date, when they had both valid signatures and return dates. Police stated that after Oakland County Election Director Joseph Rozell found that Hawkins had submitted altered reports, his staff found the original ones in a trashcan at the election division office.

Benson insisted that the alleged fraud did not affect the outcome of the election.

All valid votes in the election were ultimately counted and the final official vote total was accurate,” she said, according to The Detroit News.

Hawkins’ arrest comes just months after she was honored May 18 at the Michigan Democratic Party’s Legacy Dinner, where she received the Dingell/Levin Award. In 2017, she was listed among the “40 under 40” by the Michigan Chronicle, according to a government bio from her previous role as Pontiac city clerk.

At the time, Hawkins made history as the first African-American elected as Southfield city clerk, according the city’s website.

She also had administered 16 elections in Oakland County and holds a master municipal clerk designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks.

Sherikia takes pride in using unconventional methods to engage the community in voting,” the website says.

Her term is set to expire in 2021.

Hawkins was charged with falsifying records in violation of state election law, forgery of a public record, misconduct in office and three counts of using a computer to commit a crime. The top count carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison, Fox News reported. She was arraigned on Monday and released on $15,000 bond, according to a state press release. Hawkins has a probable cause conference set for Sept. 30, and another hearing scheduled for Oct. 15.

Despite what looks like a ton of evidence pointing toward Hawkins, her attorneys said that it was just a “technicality“, WXYZ reported.

The AG’s Public Integrity Unit will prosecute the case.

Baxter Dmitry

Baxter Dmitry

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22 Comments

  1. not surprised at all. When i see Democrat, the rest is obvious – lying, cheating, stealing & being deceiptful

  2. The only things the Democrats seem to have any talent for are cheating, lying and killing people.

    • Im not sure Id call it talent, since they always seem to get found out. I think it’s more of a talent for republicans to let dems get away with it 90% of the time.

  3. Democrat officials not democratic officials. There is absolutely NOTHING democratic about them!

  4. Oh, but the democrats say election fraud and voter fraud doesn’t happen! If they can get away with it they will cheat until the cows come home. Don’t trust them will never do mail in ballots.

  5. Now multiply this across the nation in municipalities and states, the voter fraud is a worse pandemic that COVID-19.

  6. So now you know why Hillary dropped her Michigan recount lawsuit after the first ‘sealed’ ballot bag only had 60 ballots but was marked 600 for Hillary.

  7. I dunno what’s unconventional about it…..isn’t this actually conventional voting for Democrats?

  8. “Just a technicality”??
    ANY manipulation of votes is PROOF that someone wants to alter the mandate given BY THE PEOPLE.
    It will NOT destroy our democracy, because we don’t HAVE a democracy.
    We are a Constitutional Republic.

  9. Come on, now folks, be nice. She is being groomed for higher office. After all, in Michigan, a democrat needs at least five felony convictions to qualify for statewide office. Give the girl a break.

  10. They keep on playing and they will get a revolution. This has to be the third major incident caught out of 2018. Imagine who didnt get caught.

  11. Ahh, MI’s corrupt AG will oversee the trial.

    Nothing can be found about this. I assume they dismissed the charges and left this criminal in her job to do it all over again 11/3/20.

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