ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 22 (DC Times Online) — Maryland election officials removed Ian Andre Roberts from the state voter rolls on June 2, according to Maryland election records cited by The Washington Times, after records showed he had been registered twice and remained on the rolls for more than a decade.
Republican Delegate Matt Morgan, who chairs the Maryland House Freedom Caucus, said the case shows why “Marylanders have lost faith in our elections.” He said the state took too long to act and that the episode raised fresh concerns about how Maryland maintains its voter list.
The records cited in the reporting show Roberts checked the citizenship box and signed under penalty of perjury on Maryland registration forms twice. Fox News reported that Maryland continued mailing absentee ballots to Roberts, but the cited records do not show whether he cast a ballot in the state.
The Maryland Freedom Caucus has pressed election officials for answers, and congressional Republicans have also sought more information. In January, Maryland elections administrator Jared DeMarinis warned against “improper cancellation,” a term for removing eligible voters by mistake.
The cited records do not spell out the exact administrative basis for Roberts’ June 2 removal.
