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Request that the Board waive a $2,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Alsie Dunbar, a candidate for State Representative, 58th Representative District in the October 14, 2017 election, whose 2018 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 95 days late. |
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Alsie Dunbar states that she filed his 2018 Supplemental Campaign on February 19, 2019 but due to a technical error it was not submitted. To gain further clarity on this matter, she states that she called the Board of Ethics office on May 22, 2019 and spoke with staff and confirmed this information. She states she was told that a Notice of Delinquency was sent to her via certified mail on February 21, 2019 notifying her of the failure to file 2018 supplemental report. She states that she then re-submitted immediately as ordered. She would like to ask again that this penalty assessed be waived as she does not want this mistake which is attributed to a technical error to affect her running for public office in the future.
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ELECTION: October 14, 2017
TYPES OF REPORT: 2018 Suppl
DAYS LATE: 95
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2019
REPORTS FILED: May 21, 2019
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $1,282.52 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE - PAID
2017 SUPP (6 days late) - $360 - Suspended all but $200 - Paid
Reassessed $160- Paid
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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 $200 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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