Abu Musa Caught on Camera Forcing Ballots Into Hamtramck Drop Box

Abu Musa Caught on Camera Stuffing Ballot Drop Box in Hamtramck — Michigan State Police Investigate

Surveillance footage obtained by Local 4 shows Hamtramck City Council Member Abu Musa participating in late-night ballot drop box activity just days before the primary election that secured his spot on the November ballot. The video captures a black pickup truck pulling up to Hamtramck City Hall in the middle of the night. Interior lights reveal three men inside, including Musa in the back seat. The driver exits and begins forcing stacks of absentee ballots into the drop box. When the ballots do not fit, he shoves them in by force, retrieves two more stacks, and repeatedly looks around during the roughly two-minute episode before the group drives away.

Four days later, the same activity repeated. A different vehicle arrived at the same drop box with Musa now visible in the passenger seat. He handed bundles of ballots to the driver, who deposited three large stacks into the box. Michigan State Police confirmed the videos are part of an ongoing investigation.

🚨BREAKING: Muslim city council member Abu Musa was CAUGHT doing what Democrats swore never happened!

He STUFFED a mail in ballot box with DOZENS of ballots.

He won his race last week by 76 votes. Hamtramck has an ALL MUSLIM city council.

DEPORT! pic.twitter.com/rz2F7nZPWO

— Tironianae 🍊🍊 Z. – Ultra Verbum Vincet (@Tironianae) October 20, 2026

Musa received 1,129 votes in the primary, placing him as the top vote-getter for City Council heading into the general election. He ultimately won his race by a margin of 76 votes. Hamtramck now maintains an all-Muslim city council.

The footage surfaces against the backdrop of prior legal action in the same city. Two Hamtramck City Council members faced charges tied to election fraud in connection with the 2018 election. The pattern of nocturnal ballot handling in a tightly contested local race underscores persistent vulnerabilities in absentee voting procedures, particularly in areas where oversight appears lax.

Conservative observers have long warned that such methods invite abuse and erode public confidence in outcomes, especially when margins remain narrow. The recordings show repeated late-night activity at the same location, with the same council member present, during the narrow window before votes are counted. The driver’s repeated glances around the parking lot and the physical struggle to force ballots into a box designed for individual submissions raise questions about the volume and source of the materials being deposited.

The investigation continues as Michigan State Police examine the full scope of the activity captured on video. The footage provides a rare window into ballot handling practices that typically occur outside public view. Whether the ballots were lawfully collected and deposited, or whether the activity constitutes a violation of Michigan election law, remains the central question.

Hamtramck election officials have not commented on the recordings. The city’s recent history of election fraud charges adds weight to concerns about the integrity of local contests. When two council members faced charges tied to the 2018 election, it signaled that Hamtramck had existing vulnerabilities in how absentee ballots were managed.

The 76-vote margin in Musa’s race means that any irregularity in ballot handling carries the potential to alter the outcome. The footage shows bundles of ballots being deposited in bulk, a practice that deviates from the individual voter submission model that drop boxes are designed to facilitate. Michigan law permits third parties to deliver absentee ballots on behalf of voters under certain conditions, but the volume and manner of the deposits captured on video invite scrutiny.

Public confidence in election outcomes depends on transparency and adherence to established procedures. Late-night activity, repeated trips, and physical difficulty fitting ballots into a drop box all deviate from normal use patterns. The presence of a sitting council member during these episodes further complicates the optics.

The investigation will determine whether the activity violated state law. Until then, the recordings stand as evidence of ballot handling practices that many voters find troubling. Hamtramck residents deserve clarity on whether their election was conducted fairly and whether the outcome reflects the will of lawful voters. The footage leaves little room for ambiguity about what occurred outside City Hall in the days before the primary. The question is whether what occurred was legal.