Funk was charged on Friday, March 11, with purposely breaking a seal on a ballot container while she worked as the Flint Township clerk following the Aug. 4, 2020, primary election.
Because of the broken seal, the votes could not be recounted under Michigan election laws.
In addition to overseeing the Flint Township election as township clerk, Funk was a candidate for re-election in August 2020, a race she narrowly won, according to returns that could not be recounted because of the broken seal on the ballot container.