| Request that the Board waive a $1,200 campaign finance late fee assessed against J. Mike Cashio, a candidate for Parish President, Pointe Coupee Parish, in the November 6, 2018 election, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 20 days late. |
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J. Mike Cashio states that during the course of the campaign both he and the treasurer, Mr. Dennis Maciasz, experienced protracted illnesses. Another contributing factor to the delayed response he states was because the notices from the ethics board were mailed to an incorrect address. Once the notice was received by the campaign, he states an immediate effort was made to file the 10-G report on December 18, 2018. Mr. Cashio states his campaign was run efficiently and on a very tight budget. He states having to pay $1,200 assessment would place a financial hardship on Mr. Cashio's personal finances.
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ELECTION: November 6, 2018
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G
DAYS LATE: 20
ASSESSED FEE: $1,200
REPORTS DUE: November 28, 2018
REPORTS FILED: December 18, 2018
ACTIVITY REPORT: $8,300.Receipts; $12,079.36 Expenditures (Loan Repayment); $191.87 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: NONE
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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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