| Request that the Board waive the $1,000 and $240 campaign finance late fees assessed against Laura O'Brien, a candidate for Councilman, District 3, City of Zachary, in the November 6, 2018 election, whose 10-G and SUPP2019 campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 69 and 6 days late, respectively. |
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Laura O'Brien requests a waiver and states the following:
She states she gets really confused with all that needs to be filed and when. It was also 2 years ago and she couldn't tell you why it was late. She spoke to someone earlier in the month who said she was welcome to request a waiver. She apologizes for being late. She is very successful and organized in her personal businesses and career, but somehow cannot get this ethics filing thing together.
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ELECTION: November 6, 2018
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G, SUPP2019
DAYS LATE: 69 and 6
ASSESSED FEE: $1000, 240
REPORTS DUE: November 28, 2018 and February 18, 2020
REPORTS FILED: February 5, 2019 and February 24, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT: 10-G: $600.00 Receipts; $408.30 Expenditures; $652.08 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
SUPP2019: $-- Receipts; $-- Expenditures; $652.08 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE
11/4/2014 Election: 2015 SUPP (8 days late) - Suspended all but $100; Reassessed $220- 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 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.
LAC 52:1205(C) states if 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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With respect to 10-G, reduce to $600 based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
With respect to SUPP2019; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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