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Request that the board waive the $600 and $420 campaign finance late fees assessed against Aisha Clark, a candidate for Monroe City Court Judge, Division C, in the November 4, 2014 election, whose EDE-P report was filed 62 days late and EDE-G report was filed 7 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 reports, Aisha Clark states that the late filings were unintentional due to lack of experience. She states that because she had no election day expenditures, she did not think that an EDE-P report was required to be filed.
After being informed that an EDE-G report was necessary, her office attempted to file the report on December 9, 2014, but the system processed slowly and no confirmation was obtained. She states that she called the Ethics Board the next day and reported the problem. She states that she was told that the system was down. The report was resubmitted again on December 23, 2014 from a different office and a different computer and a confirmation was received.
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ELECTION: November 4, 2014
TYPE OF REPORT: EDE-P and EDE-G
DAYS LATE: 62 and 7
ASSESSED FEE: $600 and $420
REPORT DUE: November 14, 2014 and December 16, 2014
REPORT FILED: January 15, 2015 and December 23, 2014
ACTIVITY REPORTED: $0 expended on both
OTHER LATE FILINGS: 0
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La. R.S. 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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Suspend all based on future compliance for both reports.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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