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Agenda Item
Docket No. 19-287
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive the $320 campaign finance late fee assessed against Aaron Lee Moak, a candidate for Council Member, District 1, City of Central, East Baton Rouge Parish, in the November 6, 2018 election, whose Special campaign finance disclosure report was filed 8 days late.
Facts:
Aaron Lee Moak states that he have spoken with the office and he thought he had filled out all paperwork pursuant to the election. He had actually tried very hard not to miss anything this go around as he has had some issues in the past and did not want to mess up. Upon speaking with the Ethics office he can see where he missed one part that he thought he had done on another part by turning in the 10-P. He meant no ill intent in doing his paperwork he just did not see the second part of the two part report he was supposed to do. He ask that the Board accept his apologies and please accept his asking for a waiver on this matter as he now has other ones he has to take care of and he does not know what kind of a bind he will be in.


Comments:
ELECTION: November 6, 2018
TYPES OF REPORT: Special (48 Hour)
DAYS LATE: 8
ASSESSED FEE: $320
REPORTS DUE: October 29, 2018Expand 2019REPORTS FILED: Identified on 10-G report - 10/25/2018 received $800 contribution from TJ Johnson


OTHER LATE FILINGS: 6


Election 3/27/2010: 2009 ANN (14 days) - $400- Paid


30-P (6 days late) -$240- Paid


2011 SUPP (729 days late)- $0 - Suspended -


2/28/19 Reassessed -$150 - Payment Plan


2015 SUPP (365 days late) -$0 -Suspended


2/28/2019 Reassessed - $400 - Payment Plan


4/5/2014: 10-G (6 days late) - $0 - Suspended


2/28/2019 Reassessed - $240 - Payment Plan


2015 SUPP (365 days late)- $0- Suspended


2/28/2019 Reassessed - $1,000 - Payment Plan




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:
2019-287 Waiver Request