| Request that the Board waive a $280 campaign finance late fee assessed against Robert Joseph Boudreaux, in his capacity as a candidate for Council Member, District 3, Terrebonne Parish, in the October 12, 2019 election, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 7 days late. |
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Robert Joseph Boudreaux requests a waiver and states the following:
Although this was his first attempt at running for an elected position, he did read all the information carefully and filed all documentation and candidate's reports on time. Apparently, the 10-G report was not received for some reason. Ironically, it was his opponent that called him and said he was looking for his disclosure online, but didn't see it. He immediately contacted the Ethics office to verify this. He resent the documentation via e-mail and received a confirmation. He later received a late fee order with the name "I. Robert "Bobby" Boudreaux" rather than "Robert Joseph Boudreaux". He believes that somehow this got mixed up and may be the reason that his original submission was not recorded.
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ELECTION: October 12, 2019
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G
DAYS LATE: 7
ASSESSED FEE: $280
REPORTS DUE: November 6, 2019
REPORTS FILED: November 13, 2019
ACTIVITY REPORT: 10-G: $-0 Receipts; $500 Expenditures and $373.87 Funds on Hand at the Close of the 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: |
Kathleen Allen |
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