A 72-year-old Davie man, convicted of a child sex crime, faces felony charges after authorities discovered he illegally cast ballots in 18 elections. Amilcar De Jesus Noguera, whose right to vote was revoked following his 1989 conviction, has been voting since 1992, according to law enforcement officials.
Noguera was taken into custody on Friday, and jail records indicate that, as of Monday morning, he was no longer being held. He was arrested and booked on two counts of unqualified elector voting, after an arrest affidavit noted he had lost his voting privileges due to a conviction for sexual activity with a child, as reported by NBC Miami.
An investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement revealed that Noguera had illegally affirmed his qualification to register to vote in Broward County. The department's affidavit, as obtained by Local 10 News, outlines that he subsequently participated in 18 elections, including both primary and general elections, from 1992 through the November 2022 general election.
Despite his conviction, records showed that Noguera registered to vote less than two months later and was still listed as an active voter in Broward County, with no party affiliation. The state's Office of Executive Clemency provided a letter in April attesting that Noguera's voting rights had not been restored, solidifying the basis for his arrest, according to allegations in the arrest affidavit.
