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Request that the Board waive a $400 campaign finance late fee assessed against Mary Ellen Donatto, a candidate for Member of School Board, District 13, St. Landry Parish, in the November 4, 2014 election, whose 2018 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 10 days late. |
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Mary Ellen Donatto states that her mistake was in keeping her bank account for the November 4, 2014 election open in the event that she would campaign again for a second term. She ended up being unopposed for her second term. Therefore, this account was left opened for four and a half years with no activity other than a $3.00 service charge per month.
Ironically, her fine of $400.00 is beyond the balance of what was left in the account in November 2014. For this reason, and the explanation above, she is asking this fine to be forgiven or reduced.
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ELECTION: November 4, 2014
TYPES OF REPORT: 2018 Suppl
DAYS LATE: 10
ASSESSED FEE: $400
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2019
REPORTS FILED: February 25, 2019
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 Receipts; $95.72 Expenditures; $-0 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE - PAID
Election: 11/4/2014 2016 SUPP (8 days late) - $320
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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 all but $100 based on future compliance. The late fee must be paid within 30 days or the suspended portion becomes due and owing.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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