| Request that the Board waive a $120 campaign finance late fee assessed against Amos J. Cormier, III, in his capacity as a candidate for Parish President, Plaquemines Parish, in the November 6, 2018 election, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 2 days late. |
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James Peeples, report preparer for Amos J. Cormier, III, states that he originally thought that the report was filed well in advance on November 21, 2018, but apparently it was not filed on that date. He explained that after speaking with the IT Department, he learned that he had not added the name of the preparer on the report which caused a fatal error and the report was not submitted as intended. He states this was not an error of intent, but an error in not fully understanding how the submission process works in the Leaders Software. He states that he corrected the error as soon as he became aware of it.
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ELECTION: November 6, 2018
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G
DAYS LATE: 2
ASSESSED FEE: $120
REPORTS DUE: November 28, 2018
REPORTS FILED: November 30, 2018
ACTIVITY REPORT: $15,300 Receipts; $62,022.41 Expenditures; $40,523.30 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: TWO - PAID
Election: 10/2/2010 10-G (10 days late) - $1,000
10/22/2011 10-G (1 days late) -$60
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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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Suspend the late fee based on future compliance.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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