| Request that the Board waive the $1,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Lea Desmarteau, a candidate for Parish Commission Member, District 8, Caddo Parish, in the October 24, 2015 election, whose 2016 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report has not been filed. |
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Lea Desmarteau states that during her campaign, an attorney Glenn Langley and his paralegal, Ms. Sarah Russell, were handling all of her campaign reports. Due to some personnel changes in Mr. Langley's office after the election, she states she was inadvertently not informed that amended reports and supplemental reports were needed. As a first time candidate running for office, she states filing reports was a bit confusing, but she has learned a lot and takes responsibility.
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ELECTION: October 24, 2015
TYPES OF REPORT: 2016 Supplemental
DAYS LATE: not filed
ASSESSED FEE: $1,000
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2017
REPORTS FILED: Not Filed
OTHER LATE FILINGS: None
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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 for each day until such report is filed.
18:1495.4D(1) If the final report of a candidate for an election, as required by Paragraph (5), (6), or (7)of Subsection B of this Section, shows a deficit or a surplus, the candidate and his treasurer, if any, shall file supplemental reports with the supervisory committee of all information required in R.S. 18:1495.5. Such reports shall be filed annually no later than February fifteenth and shall be complete through the preceding December thirty-first. Such a supplemental report shall be filed each year until a report has been filed which shows no deficit and until any surplus campaign funds have been disposed of in accordance with R.S. 18:1505.2(I). The report on surplus funds shall disclose the disbursement of such funds in the same manner as expenditures are reported.
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Decline to consider waiver request.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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