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Request that the Board waive the $600 campaign finance late fee assessed against Laura O'Halloran, a candidate for State Representative, District 81, in the October 22, 2011 election, whose Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 15 days late. |
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In connection with her request for a waiver of the $600 late fee assessed for the late filing of a Supplemental campaign finance report, Laura O'Halloran states that she trusted an accounting firm to handle reporting and filing of her reports for her campaign. However, her Supplemental report was not completed by the firm and errors were detected in the work that they had previously done. Ms. O'Halloran further states that she faxed filed her Supplemental report on the date that it was due, but she received a letter from the Campaign Finance division that she was required to electronically file the report, she filed her report upon receipt of notice. Ms. O'Halloran maintains that had she known the proper procedure and reporting requirements, and had her accounting firm properly filed her reports, her report would not have been filed late. Ms. O'Halloran is a district level candidate. This is her first campaign. She was an unsuccessful candidate.
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ELECTION: October 22, 2011
TYPE OF REPORT: Supplemental
DAYS LATE: 15
ASSESSED FEE: $600
REPORT DUE: February 15, 2012
REPORT FILED: March 1, 2012
ACTIVITY REPORTED:
$0.00 in receipts, $10.00 in disbursements, and $1,415.25 in funds on hand
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 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 shall electronically file reports of contributions and expenditures with the supervisory committee. Effective January 1, 2012, Act 25 of the 2008 2nd Extraordinary Session requires Major and District office level candidates to electronically file campaign finance disclosure reports. A report is considered not filed until it is filed electronically.
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Suspend all but $100 based on future compliance.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Aneatra Boykin |
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