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Agenda Item
Docket No. 18-117
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive the $500 campaign finance late fee assessed against Morris W. Reed, a candidate for Judge, Civil District Court, Division J, Orleans Parish, in the October 14, 2017 election, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 5 days late.
Facts:
Morris W. Reed states that the 10-G report was filed timely, but it was inadvertently filed on the incorrect form. He states that the balances were zero on the report filed earlier and zero on the correct form filed five (5) days later. He states that there was no change of the financial information already reported. He states that there were no contributions or expenditures to report on either of the filings because there was no campaign activity at all.


Mr. Reed submitted medical documentation regarding his recent stroke and submitted financial documentation regarding his limited income.

Comments:
ELECTION: October 14, 2017
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G
DAYS LATE: 5
ASSESSED FEE: $500
REPORTS DUE: November 8, 2017
REPORTS FILED: November 13, 2017

ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0- Receipts; $-0- Expenditures; $0 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.


OTHER LATE FILINGS: 6 - PAID


Election 10/3/1998: 10-G -$700
4/7/2001: 30-P (4 days late) - $400

SPEC (1 days late) -$100


10/5/2002: 10-G (1 days late) - $100

10/20/2007: 10-G (2 days late) - $200

10/19/2013: 10-G (7 days late) - $420



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.

18:1495.4D(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.

Recommendations:
Decline to waive.
Assigned Attorney: Jennifer Land
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2018-117- Reconsideration of Waiver