| An appearance in connection with a request that the Board reconsider the waiver of the $1,200, $1,000 and $1,200 campaign finance late fees assessed against Pelican State Liberty PAC and Reilly O'Neal, its chairman, whose three (3) Monthly campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 5, 6 and 6 days late. |
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In connection with his request that the Board reconsider to waive the late fee assessed for the late filing of the report, Reilly O'Neal states that since Pelican State Liberty PAC has changed to monthly filing they have filed their disclosures on the 15th of the month, every month from January through June. It was their understanding that monthly disclosures were due on the 15th of each month and not the 10th. They had confused it with the annual filing deadline of the 15th and didn't understand that monthly disclosures are due by the 10th. They continued operating under that understanding for 5 months of the year and never received any sort of communication that the disclosure was actually due on the 10th until they received a certified letter on July 5th for the May 2013 filing which was filed on June 16th. He also adds that his organization is very small and at this point an assessment of this size would cause a tremendous financial burden to their young organization.
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ELECTION: N/A
TYPE OF REPORT: Three (3) Monthly
DAYS LATE: 5, 6 and 6
ASSESSED FEE: $1,000, $1,200 and $1,200
REPORT DUE: April 10, 2013, May 10, 2013 and June 10, 2013
REPORT FILED: April 15, 2013, May 16, 2013 and June 16, 2013
ACTIVITY REPORTED: Report due April 2013 Monthly $390.00 in receipts, $212.00 in disbursements, and $234.70 funds on hand; Report due May 2013 Monthly $190.00 in receipts, $257.29 in disbursements, and $166.81 funds on hand; Report due June 2013 Monthly $235.00 in receipts, $316.46 in disbursements, and $85.35 funds on hand
OTHER LATE FILINGS: 0
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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 as provided in R.S.42:1157 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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Suspend all but $500 for each of the three monthly reports based on future compliance.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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