Overview

• Michigan State Police have confirmed August 1 footage in which Councilman Abu Musa appears to pass multiple bundles of absentee ballots to a driver at a drop box.
• Investigators are finalizing their report for prosecutors with possible charges under Michigan’s laws on third-party ballot returns and residency requirements under consideration.
• Musa secured 1,129 votes in the August 5 primary, 843 of which were cast by absentee ballot and now face heightened scrutiny.
• Two fellow councilmembers, Muhtasin Sadman and Mohammed Hassan, were charged on August 11 in a separate absentee ballot forgery case tied to the city’s 2023 election.
• Hamtramck’s city manager and police chief have been placed on leave in unrelated probes, intensifying governance challenges for the majority-Muslim council.