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Agenda Item
Docket No. 19-744
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive a $760 campaign finance late fee assessed against Patrick Kirton, a candidate for Councilman, District C, City of Shreveport, Bossier & Caddo Parishes, in the November 6, 2018 election, whose 40-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 19 days late.
Facts:
Patrick Kirton states that they got confused about which reports were due after the election. Their original thought was that the report was due on February 15, 2019 since he was not elected. However, the notice he received indicated that he was supposed to file a 40-G day. He respectfully requests that the daily penalty for being late be waived.
Comments:
ELECTION: November 6, 2018
TYPES OF REPORT: 40-G
DAYS LATE: 19
ASSESSED FEE: $760
REPORTS DUE: January 17, 2019
REPORTS FILED: February 5, 2019


ACTIVITY REPORT: $4,874.49 Receipts; $ 5,293.43 Expenditures; $-0- Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.

OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE - PAID


10-G (1 days late) - $40

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:
2019-744 Waiver Request