| Waiver request submitted by Dorothy Thomas, candidate for the Morehouse Parish Police Jury - District 7, in the October 24, 2015 election, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her Amended 2014 Tier 3 Candidate PFD 142 days late. |
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Ms. Thomas was asked to amend her pfd to properly disclose income received from the Monroe City School Board. Ms. Thomas states that she did not intentionally file the amendment late. She explains that she is not a "fluent computer user" and she thought that when her fax message read "sent" that it meant that the transmission was successfully sent. As a result, the amendment was not received by the agency and a late fee was assessed.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2014 Tier 3 Candidate PFD Report - Amendment
ORIGINAL DUE DATE: September 15, 2015
DATE NOD RECEIVED: September 28, 2015 (Bobby ? signed green card)
DATE REPORT FILED: February 26, 2016
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 142 days
DAYS LATE FROM ORIGINAL DUE DATE: 164 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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Suspend all based on future compliance with the reporting requirements under the Code of Ethics.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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