| Request that the Board waive a $200 campaign finance late fee assessed against Joseph "Joe" Bishop, a candidate for Police Juror, District B, Rapides Parish, in the October 12, 2019 election, whose Special campaign finance disclosure report was filed 5 days late. |
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Joe Bishop requests a waiver and states the following:
He had out of town commitments and due to circumstances, he was unable to file the report. He has completed all other forms timely.
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ELECTION: October 12, 2019
TYPES OF REPORT: SPECIAL
DAYS LATE: 5
ASSESSED FEE: $200
REPORTS DUE: October 4, 2019
REPORTS FILED: October 9, 2019
ACTIVITY REPORT: 10/1/2019 Contributions from Meyer, Meyer, Lacroix & Hixson for $500
OTHER LATE FILINGS: THREE
4/6/2002 Election: 30-P (2 days late) -$80- Paid
10/20/2007 Election SUPP 2010 (3 days late) -$120- Paid
10/24/2015 Election 2015 SUPP (10 days late) -Suspended all but $200- Paid
10/24/2015 2015 SUPP (10 days late)- Reassessed - $200
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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: |
Kathleen Allen |
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