ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 22 (DC Times Online) — Maryland election officials removed Ian Andre Roberts from the state voter rolls on June 2 after records showed he had been registered twice, remained listed for more than a decade and received absentee ballots.
The case has become a flashpoint for Republican lawmakers who say it exposes weaknesses in the state’s voter-roll maintenance. Delegate Matt Morgan, chair of the Maryland House Freedom Caucus, said the episode shows why “Marylanders have lost faith in our elections.”
Available registration forms show Roberts checked the citizenship box and signed under penalty of perjury twice. The records available in the public reporting do not show whether he cast a ballot in Maryland, and state election officials have not publicly detailed the administrative basis for the removal.
Maryland elections administrator Jared DeMarinis has warned against “improper cancellation,” reflecting concern about wrongly removing eligible voters. The dispute has also drawn congressional scrutiny, with Rep. Bryan Steil saying the investigation will continue after state officials left questions unanswered about whether Roberts received a live ballot and what new citizenship-verification steps were in place.
