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Request that the Board waive $800 campaign finance late fees assessed against Forestry Political Action Council, a political action committee, its committee's chairperson, Carl Wells and treasurer, Norman Welch, in the February 23, 2019 election, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure reports was filed 7 days late. |
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C. A. Vandersteen, Executive Director for Forestry PAC, states that the 10-G report filing for the February 23, 2019 election was an oversight on their part. The Forestry Political Action Council missed the filing deadline with no malicious intent and complied with all other appropriate filing deadlines. They made an error and understand the importance of filing campaign material to the Board of Ethics in a timely manner.
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ELECTION: February 23, 2019
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G
DAYS LATE: 7
ASSESSED FEE: $800
REPORTS DUE: March 20, 2019
REPORTS FILED: March 27, 2019
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $38,186.78 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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Suspend all but $500 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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