UMVA has learned that a shocking case of electoral negligence has come to light in Maryland, where state officials took over two years to remove a prominent illegal immigrant from its voter rolls.
Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyanese national, was quietly removed from Maryland's voter rolls after being sentenced to two years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for possession of a gun as an illegal immigrant and for falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on employment paperwork.
Sources have confirmed to UMVA that Roberts was working as the superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa, despite illegally residing in the U.S., and was also registered as an active Democratic voter in Maryland, sparking outrage among Republicans.
The Maryland Freedom Caucus revealed that it took nine months after Roberts' illicit voter registration was discovered for him to be removed from the active voter registration list, calling the process "quiet" and highlighting the state's electoral system's failures.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that Roberts' case is a perfect symbol of everything wrong with the Maryland State Board of Elections, with one GOP lawmaker remarking, "This is exactly why Marylanders have lost faith in our elections."
According to information obtained by UMVA, Roberts faced multiple charges and convictions, including a 2020 charge for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a 2022 conviction for unlawful possession of a loaded gun in Pennsylvania, and a 2024 final order of removal against him.
Republican state Delegate Matt Morgan, chair of the Maryland House Freedom Caucus, told UMVA that Roberts' case "proves what we've been saying: the system is broken, and one-party Democrat control in Annapolis has zero interest in basic safeguards."
Morgan demanded full audits, real cooperation with federal authorities, and immediate reforms to restore citizens' trust in elections, adding, "Anything less is unacceptable."
