| Waiver request submitted by Barry David Bartholomew, candidate for the Jean Lafitte Town Council - Jefferson Parish, in the March 28, 2015 election, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2014 Tier 3 Candidate PFD Report 49 days late. |
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Mr. Bartholomew provided a fax transmission sheet showing that a transmission was successfully sent to our agency on March 2, 2015. The IT Division searched our system and determined that a fax transmission was attempted on that date from that fax number; however, all pages were blank.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2014 Tier 3 Candidate PFD Report
DATE NOD RECEIVED: February 27, 2015 [G. Bartholomew signed green card]
DATE REPORT FILED: April 28, 2015
DAYS LATE: 49 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1,500
OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR LATE FEES SUSPENDED/WAIVED: None
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La. R.S. 18:1495.7A requires any person who becomes a candidate for an office for which the holder of the office is required to file financial disclosure statements pursuant to R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, or 1124.3 shall file a financial disclosure statement as required by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, or 1124.3 for the office for which he is a candidate. The statement required by this Section shall be filed within three (3) business days after the close of the qualifying period during which the candidate files his notice of candidacy for the office.
La. R.S. 42:1124.3 requires persons holding a public office who represent a voting district having a population of less than 5,000 and each member of the governing authority or management board of a charter school created pursuant to Chapter 42 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 to file a financial disclosure statement on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office.
La. R.S. 42:1124.4 of the Code provides that upon discovery of the failure to file, failure to timely file, omission of information or inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending him a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the person that the financial statement must be filed, or that the information must be disclosed or accurately disclosed, or that a written answer contesting the allegation of such failure, omission, or inaccuracy must be filed no later than seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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