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Mistake: Convicted Political Corruptor Kevin McCarty Gets Voter Card!

Posted by , June 19, 2012 Print

Mistake of epic proportion at the Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor’s Office!

Kevin McCarty, the former South Florida Water Management District’s commissioner who served eight months in a federal prison for his role in Palm Beach County’s biggest political scandal, recently received his new voter ID.

Kevin and Mary McCarty

Convicted felons Kevin and Mary McCarty

What’s wrong with that?

Convicted felons are not eligible to vote, and McCarty has yet to apply for reinstatement!

The snafu, first reported this morning by Jack Furnari in BIZPACreview.com, comes in the middle of a controversial move by the administration of Gov. Rick Scott to purge the state’s voter rolls from illegals, felons and others who don’t have the right to cast a ballot.

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For South Florida newbies out there, Kevin McCarty pleaded guilty to failing to prevent his wife, former Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty, from using her votes on the commission for their personal gain.

She, too, pleaded guilty to a corruption-related federal charge and recently was released from a Texas prison camp after serving 20 months.

Mary McCarty was one of four Palm Beach County commissioners who resigned and pleaded guilty to corruption charges. 

Kevin McCarty, meanwhile, told BIZPACreview that he received last year a letter advising him he was ineligible to vote.

Then last week, he received the brand spanking new voter card.

When asked by BIZPACreview what gives, Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher said she didn’t recognize McCarty’s real first name: “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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7 Comments

  1. wiz, 11 months ago Reply

    Jose – Huge scandal!

    • Jose Lambiet, 11 months ago Reply

      Better believe it. Are Tony Masilotti and Warren Newell getting new cards, too? What a joke!
      Even bigger joke is that the Palm Beach Post alleged editorial board is griping about voter roll purge and they don’t even look at who’s on the rolls!!!!

  2. will allen, 11 months ago Reply

    WOW! I’m an Independent and I don’t see why it is such a big deal to confirm the voter who is voting is legally allowed to. This further confirms The State Of Florida argument!

  3. Bancroft, 11 months ago Reply

    They served their time for the crime committed, Do they have to wear a scarlet letter on their chest the rest of their lives??
    Gun ownership? No, Voting? Yes. Florida is one out of only Two states in the entire U.S. that don’t allow felons to vote. Why you may ask?? Could it be that the race ratio of incarceration(caucasian to African American) of convicted felons in the state is African Americans AND data proves African Americans vote the Democratic ticket . Sorry state of affairs in this country and certainly not what the founding fathers envisioned on so many different levels ( this is just but one)
    African Americans in Fl. should register republican and vote independant. UNTIL THERE BECOMES A VIABLE THIRD PARTY IN THIS COUNTRY there will be no change in the polarization and sanitizing of issues that takes place between the two party’s here.

  4. A 1911 SHOOTER, 11 months ago Reply

    If it is a non violent crime, non domestic abuse or dope related it is really not too difficult to get your rights reinstated. Most people in that situation just choose not to hire an atty to go thru the process. Warren Newell was a good guy I was really surprised when he went down.

    • Bancroft, 11 months ago Reply

      EASY TO RESTORE CIVIL RIGHTS OF FLORIDA FELON???

      I disagree with 1911 shooter about petioning the Fl. Gov. board for reinstatement of a convicted felons Civil rights / liberties ie right to vote, own a fire arm, be licensed in all sorts of careers that felons are bannedfrom in Fl.. It’s anything BUT easy to do! Out of 1,213 people who petitioned the state or went through the laborious process last year 2011, only 8 people were granted back their rights and every single one of those people either had elbow contact on the society / money wheel and or had skin in the game with a politician on a district or state level. No mere mortal White felon nor Black felon of average income will ever have their rights restored in Fl as the system is critically flawed.

      • A 1911 SHOOTER, 11 months ago Reply

        IMO it is too easy to catch a felony rap these days, but like I said most Americans don’t want to put the time into getting their rights back.

        I wonder who John Goodman is voting for this year ? :)


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