| Request that the Board waive a $2,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Gregory A. Fernandez, a candidate for Coroner, St. Bernard Parish, in the October 12, 2019, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 153 days late. |
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Gregory A. Fernandez requests a waiver and states the following:
He did not spend any money and did not have any formal campaign during his candidacy. He was informed that he had to complete the Electronic Filing Affidavit and have it notarized because he was a district level candidate, but was not sure which form he needed to complete.
Staff notes:
Mr. Fernandez is a first-time candidate. He was unopposed as of August 14, 2019 due to withdrawal of his opponent. The 30-P was the only report he was required to file.
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ELECTION: October 12, 2019
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 153
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000
REPORTS DUE: September 12, 2019
REPORTS FILED: February 12, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 in Receipts; $-0 in Expenditure; $-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.
Section 1205C of the Rules for the Board of Ethics provides that "[i]f a report is filed more than 10 days late and the amount of activity on the report is less than the amount of the late fee to be assessed, the staff may reduce the late fee to the amount of activity or 10 times the per-day penalty, whichever is greater."
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Reduce the late fee to $600.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Kathleen Allen |
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