| Request that the Board waive the $120 campaign finance late fee assessed against Christopher Evans, a candidate for Council Member, City of Central, East Baton Rouge Parish in the April 5, 2014 election, whose EDE-P Report was filed 3 days late. |
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In connection with his request that the Board waive the late fee assessed for the late filing of the report, Christopher "Shane" Evans states that he has meticulously adhered to the Louisiana Board of Ethics filing schedule for this election cycle and this is his first campaign for any elected position. As a candidate for a council seat in a small city of Central, he managed his own campaign and could not afford a professional campaign manager.
He reviewed the EDE-P report and thought that he had no expenditures requiring reporting. When he received the notice that the EDE-P report was late, he immediately reviewed the instructions and saw that he was required to file the report even if no election day expenditures were made. He says he immediately filed the EDE-P in LEADERS when he received the certified letter notifying him of its being late. He hopes that his efforts for timely and accurately reporting for all of his other reports filed during the campaign cycle will be considered.
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ELECTION: April 5, 2014
TYPE OF REPORT: EDE-P
DAYS LATE: 3
ASSESSED FEE: $120
REPORT DUE: April 15, 2014
REPORT FILED: April 18, 2014
ACTIVITY REPORTED: $0 expenditures
OTHER LATE FILINGS: NONE
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18:1505.4.A(1) Any candidate, the treasurer or chairman of a political committee, or any other person required to file any reports under this Chapter, who knowingly fails to file or who knowingly fails to timely file any such reports as are required by this Chapter may be assessed a civil penalty for each day until such report is filed. 18:1484.(2)(b). Each candidate for any other public office shall file reports of contributions in excess of two hundred dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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