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Request that the Board waive the $3,000, $3,000, and $3,000 campaign finance late fees assessed against Traits of Leadership, a political action committee, whose EDE-P,10-G, and EDE-G campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 274, 237, and 252 days late. |
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In connection with her request for a waiver of the $3,000, $3,000, and $3,000 late fees assessed for the late filings of EDE-P, 10-G, and EDE-G campaign finance reports, Angela Alexander, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Patrick Williams and on behalf of the committee, states that the reports were untimely filed due to a misunderstanding and information she received from the campaign finance division. She further states that when she called to inquire about filing instructions for the reports, she was told that a report was not required if Rep. Williams was not in the race or running unopposed. After receiving notice from the Campaign Finance division, she made a call to inquire about the notice. She spoke with a compliance officer, and was told that if the committee was in support of a candidate in the election, the committee was required to file a report. Ms. Alexander maintains that she was misinformed and asks that the Board waive the late fees.
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ELECTION: October 22, 2011
TYPE OF REPORTS: EDE-P, 10-G, and EDE-G
DAYS LATE: 274, 237, and 252
ASSESSED FEES: $3,000, $3,000, and $3,000
REPORTS DUE: November 1, 2011, November 9, 2011, and November 29, 2011
REPORTS FILED: August 2, 2012, July 3, 2012, and August 7, 2012
ACTIVITY REPORTED:
EDE-P: $9,910 in activity
10-G: $22,500 in receipts, $22,510 in disbursements, and $7.77 in funds on hand
EDE-G:
$14,995 in activity
OTHER LATE FILINGS: 2 EDE-P and EDE-G reports filed 274 and 252 days late, in connection with the October 22, 2011 election. The $3,000 and $3,000 late fees assessed for the late filings of the reports have not 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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Aneatra Boykin |
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