Request that the Board waive a $720 campaign finance late fee assessed against Michael Ryan Beissinger, a candidate for State Representative, 88th Representative District, in the October 12, 2019 election, whose Special campaign finance disclosure report was filed 12 days late. |
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Michael Ryan Beissinger requests a waiver and states the following: This was his first election and he operated his campaign on a very small budget with minimal resources. He prepared his own campaign finance reports and was unaware that after the 10-P report he was required to submit additional reports other than the closeout report after the primary. He has submitted all other reports timely. He apologizes for the misunderstanding as he harbors absolutely no ill-intent or will to deceive anyone.
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ELECTION: October 12, 2019 TYPES OF REPORT: SPECIAL DAYS LATE: 12 ASSESSED FEE: $720 REPORTS DUE: September 27, 2019 REPORTS FILED: October 9, 2019
ACTIVITY REPORT: 9/24/2019 contributions from Louisiana Manufacturers PAC for $2,500
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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Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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