Hamtramck city clerk placed on leave amid election dispute allegations
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Hamtramck city clerk has been placed on administrative leave following accusations of election interference, just days after a mayoral race was decided by only 11 votes.
A source within the city confirmed Monday that City Clerk Rana Faraj was put on administrative leave after being accused of meddling with last week's election. Faraj previously voiced concerns about alleged voter fraud in past city elections and wrote a letter to the attorney general's office pushing for an investigation.
The controversy centers around 37 absentee ballots that were allegedly found in the city clerk's office after the election.
"There's 37 other ballots that needs to be counted that came out of nowhere," mayoral candidate Adam Alharbi said.
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