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Agenda Item
Docket No. 15-800
 
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RE:
Request that the board waive the late fees assessed against Billy R. Wayne, a candidate for Shreveport City Council, District G in the November 4, 2014 election, for filing the following campaign finance disclosure reports late: $1,000 for the 30-P report filed 91 days late, $400 for the EDE-P report filed 52 days late, $1,000 for the 10-G report filed 40 days late, and $400 for the 2014 Supplemental report filed 16 days late.
Facts:
In connection with his request that the Board waive the late fee assessed for the late filing of the report, Billy R. Wayne states that he thought the volunteers on his campaign committee were completing the forms correctly. He later discovered that they had never done campaign reports before. He also states that he did not receive notice that the reports were late until 15 days after the original date.
Comments:
ELECTION: November 4, 2014
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P, EDE-P, 10-G and 2014 Supplemental


DAYS LATE: 91, 52, 40, and 16


ASSESSED FEES: $1,000, $400, $1,000 and $400


REPORTS DUE: October 6, 2014, November 14, 2014, November 26, 2014, and February 18, 2015


REPORTS FILED: January 5, 2015, January 5, 2015, January 5, 2015, and March 6, 2015


ACTIVITY REPORTED: 30-P: $11,650 in Receipts, $7,361.27 in Disbursements, $4,288.73 funds on hand

EDE-P: No expenditures reported.

10-G: $2,778.41 in Receipts, $2,567.12 in Disbursements, $1,021.43 funds on hand


2014 Supplemental: $18952.37 in Receipts, $18,952.37 in Disbursements, and $0 funds on hand (Loan repayments of $995.39)


OTHER LATE FILINGS: 1

$60 (paid) - 10-G for the October 20, 2007 election


Law:
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.
Recommendations:
Decline to waive for the 30-P, 10-G and 2014 supplemental report.

Suspend all for the EDE-P report.




Assigned Attorney: Jennifer Land
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2015-800 - Waiver Request