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Appearance in connection with a request that the Board to waive the $2,500, $2,500 and $400 campaign finance late fees assessed against Ira Thomas, a candidate for Sheriff, Orleans Parish in the February 1, 2014 election, whose 180-P, 90-P and EDE-P Reports were filed 170, 79 and 4 days late. |
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In connection with his request for a waiver Ira Thomas states that when he qualified for the Orleans Parish Sheriff's race in December 2013, he received his campaign finance reporting packet. He was under the belief that the 30-P report was the first of the reports he needed to file because his campaign began at qualifying.
After filing the 30-P report, he received notification from the Ethics office that he also needed to file a 90-P and 180-P reports as well. He called the Ethic's office and the person he spoke with clarified for him that according to his 30-P report he reported receiving campaign contributions which necessitated the filing of the 90-P and 180-P reports. He was not aware that he needed to file these two reports prior to declaring his candidacy even though he did receive the contributions. His 30-P report did reflect the dates that he received the contributions and he immediately amended the 30-P report and filed the 90-P and 180-P as advised by the Ethic's office.
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ELECTION: February 1, 2014
TYPE OF REPORT: 180-P, 90-P and EDE-P
DAYS LATE: 170, 79 and 4
ASSESSED FEE: $2,500, $2,500 and $400
REPORT DUE: August 5, 2013, November 4, 2013 and February 11, 2014
REPORT FILED: January 22, 2014 and February 15, 2014
ACTIVITY REPORTED: 180-P: $2,500 in receipts, $0 in disbursements, $2,500 funds on hand; 90-P: $46,500 in receipts, $4,000 in disbursements, $45,000 funds on hand; EDE-P: $210 in newspaper advertising and $10,045.3 Services of Election Day Workers
OTHER LATE FILINGS: FIVE
30-P in connection with October 2, 2010 election, filed 7 days late, $420 find paid
10-G in connection with September 18, 2004 election, filed 3 days late, $300 fine paid
Special in connection with October 2, 2010 election, filed 1 day late $60 fine paid
2010 Supplemental in connection with October 4, 2008 election, filed 8 days late $480 fine paid
2010 Supplemental in connection with the October 2, 2010 election, filed 5 days late $300 fine paid
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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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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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