| Request that the Board waive a $600 campaign finance late fee assessed against Gary Ortego, a candidate for District Judge, 13th Judicial District Court, Division A, Evangeline Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 10 days late. |
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Gary Ortego requests a waiver and states the following:
He was confused because he was an incumbent Judge and he received a notice from the Supreme court after filing his Financial Disclosure Statement saying that he had no further actions necessary as to the election and he mistakenly understood this included any further filings or reports including the Board of Ethics since he was unopposed. He had no receipts or expenditures.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 10
ASSESSED FEE: $600
REPORTS DUE: October 5, 2020
REPORTS FILED: October 15, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT:$-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $33,267.95 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.
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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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