What Voting Issues?: Famous Florida Felon Allegedly Sent New Voter Card in the Mail
- Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:54am by
Erica Ritz
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(Photo: Palm Beach Post)
For those who don’t follow Florida politics, Kevin McCarty and his wife Mary became an infamous power couple in the state in recent years, after both were given prison sentences for public corruption.
The Sun-Sentinel explains that Mary, 56, was the Palm Beach County Commissioner with a “house near the beach and an ocean-view office,” before being forced to serve 20 months in a Texas prison for misuse of office. Using her position to boost the business of her husband’s bond underwriting firm — the profits of which amounted to about $272,000 — she and her husband were forced to return the money, serve a prison sentence, and pay a fine of $105,000. Kevin McCarty was sentenced to 8 months for “misprision of a felony,” according to the Sun-Sentinel, or failing to report his wife’s crimes.
And now, BIZPAC Review is reporting that Kevin received quite a surprise in his mailbox last week. Though he is still considered a felon and has not yet had his voting rights reinstated, McCarty has reportedly been issued a brand new, personalized voter registration card.
BIZPAC Review explains:
At the center of one of the most widely publicized public corruption cases in Palm Beach County history, Kevin McCarty’s name is one that rarely goes unrecognized these days. And yet it failed to ring a single bell in the Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor’s Office recently, when elections workers sent McCarty a brand-new voter registration card – little more than a year after returning home from prison and despite a felon status that makes him constitutionally ineligible to vote.
This at a time when the state and federal government continue to do battle, suing each other even, over how best to purge local voter rolls of those who have no right to vote. Clearly, it’s an issue Palm Beach County hasn’t figured out yet.
When asked how such a well-known felon could be sent a new voter registration card, Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher said: “I didn’t even know his first name was Lawrence. I don’t look up felons in the newspaper. This is another instance of bad voter data by the state.”
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According to Bucher, her office was not notified by the state of McCarty’s felon status, and she has no record of her office sending him a letter.
“He didn’t get a letter from us,” she said. “We were never notified about him.”
Officials with the Florida Division of Elections did not return repeated calls for comment.
(Photo: Palm Beach Post)
BIZPAC Review concludes:
None of these scenarios inspires confidence in the system, because each points to a critical breakdown in a process designed to make sure people who are ineligible to vote don’t get access to the ballot box. There’s no question, someone screwed up – either the feds, the state or the constitutional officer sworn to protect the integrity of our elections.
And if someone with so prominent a name as Kevin McCarty can get a voter ID card so easily, it’s not hard to imagine there’s a bunch of other felons who mistakenly got the same – and perhaps weren’t so inclined to throw it in the trash.
And this comes as the DOJ is actively trying to stop Florida from purging its voter rolls of non-citizen voters.
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DennisMetz
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 9:16pmodd how the democraps tried to block our military veterans from mailing in ballots and voting from deployments to overseas or the ones station in a different state than which they vote. but they liet dead people vote
Report Post »freedomisasfreedomdoes
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:03amShowing extreme desperation through underhanded voter registration acts. Via illegal aliens can stay just remember who gave you the ok to do so. And felons can vote. Who cares about the legalities. Anything to get votes. Does not convey nor portray anything but contempt for a fair election process. Too bad this story is not in mainstream media. But i guess thats another way to keep people from making informed decisions best they can. Shameful and despicable. Corruption in this nation needs to go
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:53pmFlorida, tell Holder to piss up a rope and do the right thing by your citizens. He can attempt to sue you after the election. Surely, you could find a judge to give you a stay.
Report Post »drenfroe
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:24pmIllegal Aliens are felons also, so what‘s the point of banning of felons at all since they’ll use illegals to get votes for their elections. Besides over half of Ameica has a felony on record now because we have so many asignin laws the same as regulations. Authority figures who want to make a name for themselves will turn vandalism into burglery, or prosecute children as adults. You can’t protect one felon and not another, that’d be racism. What a crock and it never makes anyone any safer. War on drugs isn’t working either, it just makes money for big shots.
Report Post »lainer51
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:27pmI didnt do it, it wasnt me, I dont know anything about it, I am really stupid, I make nice money and could care less about earning it, I am a nitwit, I dont care about you, I dont care about voter fraud, I love Obama, I have a party to attend, as the elections supervisor, I deserve a raise, I do a fantastic job, so what if a few felons get to vote along with a few dogs and some dead people… get off my back!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »I am 'We the People
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:30pmThanks I needed that!
Report Post »AZRACISTBIGOT
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:12pmI kinda remember a similar story when the some other mindless and clueless bureaucrats sent Mohamed Atta his new green card a month or so after flying an airliner into the World Trade Center.
Sleep tight tonight folks, your government is awake.
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:38pmThanks for reminding me……….
Report Post »Ramrod64
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:03pmprobably does not checkfor dead voters either!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »jackact
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:02pmLooks like more stupidity involving elections and the backwards state of Florida.
Report Post »Can’t wait to see the total chaos in Nov.
Can we assume that every Florida voter over the age of 70 will want to vote twice?
Of course!
Oh, and please tell them that FDR is not on the ballot this year.
kaydeebeau
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:43pmbefore you start throwing stones – you may want to investigate your own state. You may want to check into True the vote or something similar in your area. You will be stunned to learn that the issues reported from Florida are quite common in all “57” states
Report Post »TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:21pmFlorida and other states desperately need to clean up their acts, don’t you think? Corruption reigns. Is it any wonder young people throw up their hands and say why the hec’ not live a life of crap- everyone else seems to. We desperately need to find our way back to a Holy God or perish.
Report Post »nolefan2
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:22amBefore you start trashing the state of Florida, understand something. I was born and raised in north Florida. Thanks to the influx of carpetbaggers from the northeast, there is a great deal of support for Barack Obama in the Central and Southern areas of the state. North Florida is not so much in the bag for him. We were equally embarrassed by the voting debacle in south Florida, but not entirely surprised. Most of the 70+ year olds are also transplants from somewhere else….predominantly the northeast. Look back over the county by county records from the 2008 election and you‘ll see where BHO’s support came from…….via the northeast. They move down here from the northeast and bring their liberal voting habits with them. Don’t blame everybody in Florida. We never asked to be invaded.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:01pmPersonally, if they are out of jail and not under probation, I think they should be allowed to vote. They served their time and are now back in society. Just because you once went to jail, should not be a lifetime sentence for not being allowed to vote. I don’t care if they were Republicans, Democrat, or Independent.
Felons, while in jail, should not be allowed to vote. They lost that privilege.
Report Post »downhillmike
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 4:56pmWhat most people who think like that forget is that one’s actions results in consequences. A consequence for committing a felony is to lose one’s voting priveldge, because it is a privelidge. I think a felon should not be allowed to vote as part of their consequence, not sentence. Anyone has the choice of action, not the choice of consequence.
Report Post »bertr
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:24pmYes its a consequence, DOWNHILLMIKE, but it also opens a loop hole to ban voting privileges by felonizing(i know its not a word) something. Hopefully it would never stand but you could make being associated with a political freedom group a felony in theory. I dont think the benefit is worth the risk personally
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:58pmBREAKING Story tip:
Here’s an ON FIRE story about Ron Paul supporter finally developing a law suit against the GOP and their OFF THE CHAIN, THROUGH THE ROOF, THROAT PUNCH, CHEATING this entire campaign.
I don‘t know how this HASN’T made it to The Blaze, Townhall, Hotair and other republican websites… I HOPE it’s not being PURPOSELY BURIED! The story above IS PROOF that election fraud IS an issue for The Blaze… so it’s very… strange… that they haven’t reported on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPt2nlyfmfc
Your welcome.
Report Post »Ted Zeppelin
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:35pmSending a couple of Republican felons voting cards was done at the direction of Eric “Fast & Felonious” Holder to divert attention from his order not to delete 28,000 Democrat illegals from voter lists.
For Wisconsin union teachers, illegals are not citizens of this country. They are on voter registrations list illegally. Holder and Obysmal are violating the Constitution of the United States of America.
Report Post »What Holder and Super Marxist Obysmal are doing to America is what you are teaching third grade boys to do with each others body parts below the belt.
huey6367
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:34pmThere’s not a problem with voting. And if there is it probably is Bush’s fault.
Report Post »justice41
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:03pmFlorida is trying to fix the problem but too many Liberal bureaucrats in the system fail to do their job. Note that back in the 2004 election that it was those primarily democratic counties that had the problems with ballots. The democrats tried to put the blame of republicians but were ultimately unsuccessful. I do not trust liberals holding any position in government and do not really trust any elected politican regardless of party affilication. We really need term limits. Preferally only one term so that none has seniority. The longer in office the more corrupt.
Report Post »love the kids
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:57amLike Beckel would say, “Are you going to worry about 2 or 3 cases”?
Report Post »cwrink
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:48amCharles Manson probably has one in Ca., too. He may be on the ballot-who knows?
Report Post »JayCee
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:45amThe law varies by state.
In most cases felons do not lose the right to vote for the rest of their lives.
Florida is one of the strictest but voting rights can still be rstored after the debt to society has been paid.
http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=286
Report Post »Carefreeflyer
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:35amThe Florida Division of Elections is the epitome of corruption.
Report Post »Landon410
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:19pmatlblackops
Report Post »that isn’t a fair comment, the right wing ideas just are against massive government spending and welfare which create a nanny state and millions of people living off the state with no motivation to work. I guess motivation to work is a bad thing now?
blackyb
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:16pmThat is what Obama and cohorts (Holder especially,) are banking on.
Report Post »atlblackops
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:29amWow! The uber-right wing now has proof! Voter fraud is rampant!
It’s just a weird coincidence that most conservative/republican born legislative ideas usuall have the most negative impact on minorities.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:56amIt’s just a weird coincidence that you sound like an idiot when you say something.
Report Post »1chancey1
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:08pmAnd how does having a fair election have the most negative impact on minorities?
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:13pmYep – you caught the conservatives! It is simply unfair to expect minorities to follow rules. And, everybody knows that minorities who are registered to vote do not have ID’s.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:56pm@scuba13 Ok now i get it. The 13 refers to either your age or your ACT score. And I’m trying to be nice here. The notion that voter fraud is somehow endemic to one party as opposed to the other is understandable from a group that wants to believe God created everything 10,000 years ago and no species has evolved. Now if we can return to reality, feel free to read any number of books regarding vote rigging throughout our history by both parties. Payoffs to W. Virginia sheriffs would be a good place for the neophytes he to begin. And all clear thinking adults know that redistricting is by far the biggest abuse of our voting system.
Report Post »M13
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:49pmHey more lies and stupidity from jrook. Is anybody surprised?
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:02pm@JROOK One thing that is endemic to the Democrat/Socialists is victimhood. They own all of those cards and play them regularly.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 3:18pm@term limits for congress So I guess reducing the world to labels and stereotypes keeps things manageable for you. That’s nice and saves time reading and learning what is actually going on. We have the best politicians money can buy on both sides of the isle. And we have a preponderance of people who’s professed ideology seems to be driven first and foremost by what is best for themselves. Wrapping the American Flag, constitution, bible, etc. is for most just a lame attempt to cover up that reality. Our grandparents and parents paid taxes to invest in infrastructure, education and a better way of life for all citizens. For example, 30 years ago they paid enough taxes so that the state of Ohio was able to pay for 70% of the cost of in state colleges/universities. Today the state of Ohio struggles to pay 17% of that cost. So the baby boomers who benefited from the investments made by prior generations sees no reason to pay it forward. But rather than be ashamed of this self centered view of the world they chose to let higher education become out of reach for increasing numbers of kids and watch our infrastructure crumble. But of course we are victims of taxes right?
Report Post »M13
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 3:42pmHey another idiotic comment from jrook. Stick with the lies you are good at that.
Report Post »downhillmike
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:10pmHey Jrook, how about some intelligent discussion. Tuition at colleges and universities has increased faster than inflation and taxes both, so if the state wanted to cover 70% of the tuition today, the taxpayers would have to pay 150% taxes, so yeah, understandable the state can only cover 17%. By the way, the colleges and unis are 90% run by liberal/demoncrats, and all they can do is scream for mor money and provide a worse product than they did 30 years ago!
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:27amThe fix is in, unless we stop it……
Report Post »psadie
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:24amSo Democrats are you in or out on voter ID? WE know that is how you win elections and the citizens are alert and get it now.
Report Post »Cavallo
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:06amPay no attention to that man behind the curtain. It is all about race, no really.. color, race.. and the hatred of cute kittens.
Report Post »huey6367
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:36pmI guess I am in trouble because I actually like cute kittens. It is cute puppies I can’t stand.
Report Post »tckid17
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:06amThis “voter” is in the can for Obama!
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:03amMSM: “Nothing to see here, folks. Why are you still looking? What are you, a racist or something??”
Report Post »dblaess
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:10amBet you will not have any of the paid trolls here to defend president Obama’s administration going after Florida trying to do the right thing and purge the voter roll of dead and felon. This is what is wrong with America.
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