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Agenda Item
Docket No. 19-544
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive the $360 and $40 campaign finance late fees assessed against Pamela T. Bloxom, a candidate for Councilman, District E, City of Minden, Webster Parish, in the November 6, 2018 election, whose Special and 40-G campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 9 and 1 day late, respectively.
Facts:
Pamela T. Bloxom states that she followed the "Schedule of Reporting and Filing Dates", but those two entries for Special Reports were not numbered and had only circles. She states she missed them....just that simple.

She states that her final report was mailed late January 6th without acquiring a Certificate of Mailing and apparently didn't received a January 7th postmark. She intended that to arrive in your office on the 7th of January.

Comments:
ELECTION: November 6, 2018
TYPES OF REPORT: Special (48 hour) & 40-G
DAYS LATE: 9 & 1
ASSESSED FEE: $360 & $40
REPORTS DUE: October 29, 2018 and January 17, 2019
REPORTS FILED: March 22, 2019 and January 18, 2019


ACTIVITY REPORT: Special: Contribution identified on 10-G report - 10/24/2018 JAR Enterprises $500


40-G: $2,900 Receipts; $3,758.46 Expenditures; $-0 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period

OTHER LATE FILINGS: NONE

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:
Suspend all but $100 based on future compliance for the Special report. The late fee must be paid within 30 days or the suspended portion becomes due and owing.

Decline to waive for the 40-G report.

Assigned Attorney: Jennifer Land
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2019-544 Waiver Request