A judge candidate race in Summit County's Democratic primary is causing a stir online for all of the wrong reasons.

Defense attorney L. Mialon Morris is challenging incumbent Kelly McLaughlin for a Common Pleas Court seat in Ohio. However, just as voters head to the polls, a racist flyer depicting Morris as a criminal is circulating online, sparking backlash from the community.

In the image, Morris is depicted with a mug shot and a list of alleged past “Charges” from Georgia in the mid-2000s. The digital flyer, the Akron Beacon Journal reports, was paid for by the Truth Coalition PAC and claims Morris racked up a DUI, drug charge, foreclosures, speeding tickets, and 26 unpaid Akron parking tickets sent to collections. It also says, "Morris isn't even a Democrat," and she “would risk a safe vote to the GOP."

You can view the offensive image here.

When addressing the flyer, Morris said to the Beacon, "I mean, obviously, I felt that it was racist propaganda." 

Racism aside, the attack flyer is also not factually accurate, Signal Akron shares. Morris’s past is also no secret. In fact, it’s her journey, from an addict and victim to a lawyer who helps others rebuild, that has become an inspirational touchstone for her campaign.

"The fortunate thing for me is that I live a transparent life," Morris said to the Beacon. "I believe in transparency, and I believe in order to really have an impact on the community you serve, you've got to be vulnerable, you've got to be transparent, you've got to be relatable – because people don't want to listen to people that they don't think have any idea of what they've been through or what they're dealing with."

Andy Padrutt, the PAC treasurer, said to Signal that it was an unapproved "early concept" that was never mailed to voters. While McLaughlin's camp has distanced itself from the matter. Local Democrats, including party chair Mark Derrig, slammed the tactic. 

As for how the flyer leaked online? This remains a mystery. 

“I don't know how they got their hands on it,” Padrutt said to the Beacon.