Maryland Removes Ian Andre Roberts From Voter Roll After 2 Years, Drawing GOP Fire
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
Maryland Removes Ian Andre Roberts From Voter Roll After 2 Years, Drawing GOP Fire
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
Summary
Ian Andre Roberts was quietly removed from Maryland’s active voter roll more than two years after he was found to be a noncitizen with a final deportation order, according to the Maryland Freedom Caucus.
The removal followed Roberts’ May 29 federal sentencing to 2 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release for possessing a gun as an illegal immigrant and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on employment paperwork.
Maryland Republicans said the delay exposed election-system failures, arguing Roberts remained eligible to vote in federal, state and local races even though the State Board of Elections has said he never cast a ballot.
Roberts, the former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent, was arrested by ICE last September; agents said he tried to flee and was found with $3,000 in cash, a knife and a loaded Glock 19.
The case has become a broader GOP attack on Maryland’s Democratic leadership, with calls for voter-roll audits, closer federal cooperation and election-integrity reforms.