| Request that the Board waive the $1,200 and $600 campaign finance late fees assessed against Ellen M. Hazeur, in her capacity as a candidate for Judge, Civil District Court, Division A, Orleans Parish, in the March 24, 2018 election, and her committee's treasurer, Ernest Colbert, Jr., whose Special (48 Hour) campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 12 and 6 days late, respectively. |
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Phillip W. Rebowe, report preparer, states that the Special reports' penalties were related to personal campaign loans and a campaign loan from Ms. Hazeur's husband, Ernest Colbert, which were received within the 48-hour period. These loans were reported on 10-G report.
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ELECTION: March 24, 2018
TYPES OF REPORT: SPECIAL (48 Hour)
DAYS LATE: 12 and 6
ASSESSED FEE: $1,200 and $600
REPORTS DUE: March 12, 2018 and March 19, 2018
REPORTS FILED: Not Filed - Identified on the 10-G Reports
Loan from Candidate for $3,865.84 dated- 3/07/18; Due 3/12/18 (12 Days Late)
Loan from Ernest Colbert for $8,000 on 3/15/18 and Loan from Candidate for $11,052.53 on 3/17/18; Due 3/19/18 (6 Days Late)
ACTIVITY REPORT: 10-G $144,098.50 Receipts; $148,078.67 Expenditures; $-0- Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: 2 - PAID
Election 9/18/2004: 90-P (16 days late)- $400
Election 10/22/2011: 2013 SUPP (8 days late)- $800
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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 waive for both of the Special reports.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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