| Request that the Board waive the $840 campaign finance late fee assessed against Kathy Johnson, in her capacity as a candidate for District Judge, 7th Judicial District Court, Div. A, Catahoula and Concordia Parishes, in the November 4, 2014 election; and her committee's chairperson, Robbie Wilson, and treasurer, Alberta Stoops, whose 2017 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 25 days late. |
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Kathy Johnson states that the employee previously required to prepare reports for her office was removed from that responsibility and she was not familiar with the due dates. She states her secretary prepared two reports and sent them in, but neither was the correct report. She states she attempted to contact Patti Taylor in the DA's office to assist with preparing the correct reports, but Ms. Taylor was out of town for a week. Once she returned, she states the correct report was prepared but was past the due date. She states Ms. Taylor will prepare her reports from this date forward and reports will be submitted timely. She accepts the responsibility for the report being late and asked the Board to suspend the late fee.
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ELECTION: November 4, 2014
TYPES OF REPORT: 2017 Supplemental
DAYS LATE: 25
ASSESSED FEE: $840
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2018
REPORTS FILED: March 12, 2018
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0- Receipts; $840 Expenditures; $13,209.37 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: 2 - PAID
10/5/2002 Election: SPEC (5 days late) - $300
10/4/2008 Election: 2009 SUPP (6 days late) - $360; Waiver- Reduced to $100
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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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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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