| Request that the Board waive a $360 campaign finance late fee assessed against Precious N. Barber, a candidate for West Feliciana Parish President, in the October 12, 2019, whose 10-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 6 days late. |
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Precious N. Barber requests a waiver and states the following:
She was not knowledgeable of the do's and don'ts when dealing with the Ethics Board and she had a hard time comprehending the terminology that was used in the Campaign Finance Disclosure packet. All of her reports were done properly with the help of a staff member with the Ethics Board. She called a few days before October 2, 2019 to complete her 10-P report. They went through all the steps together as usual, to make sure everything was done properly and still received a letter stating that the report was late. The same staff member reviewed her record and saw that she completed the report, but it was not submitted.
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ELECTION: October 12, 2019
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-P
DAYS LATE: 6
ASSESSED FEE: $360
REPORTS DUE: October 2, 2019
REPORTS FILED: October 8, 2019
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $-0 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 based on future compliance.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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