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Request that the Board waive the $2,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Lindora Baker, a candidate for State Representative, District 3, in the October 20, 2007 election, whose Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 368 days late. |
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In connection with her request for a waiver of the $2,000 late fee assessed for the late filing of a Supplemental campaign finance report, Lindora Baker states that her report was untimely filed because she did not understand the procedure for filing a report electronically.
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ELECTION: October 20, 2007
TYPE OF REPORT: Supplemental
DAYS LATE: 368
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000
REPORT DUE: February 15, 2011
REPORT FILED: September 8, 2011
ACTIVITY REPORTED:
$6,992.42 in receipts, $6,992.42 in disbursements, and $0 funds on hand
OTHER LATE FILINGS: 4
A 10-G report filed 2 days late, in connection with the October 4, 2003 election. A 30-P, EDE-P, and Supplemental campaign finance reports filed 19, 73, and 368 days late, in connection with the October 20, 2007 election. The late fees assessed for the late filings of the reports have been paid.
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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 as provided in R.S.42:1157 for each day until such report is filed. 18:1485C. Each candidate for a major or district office and each principal campaign committee of a candidate for a major or district office that receives contributions or loans in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period or that makes expenditures in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period shall electronically file reports of contributions and expenditures with the supervisory committee. Effective January 1, 2010, Act 25 of the 2008 1st Extraordinary Session requires Major and District office level candidates with more than $25,000 in contributions/loans or more than $25,000 in expenditures in connection with a specific election to electronically file campaign finance disclosure reports. A report is considered not filed until it is filed electronically.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Aneatra Boykin |
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