| Request that the Board waive a $600 campaign finance late fee assessed against Gary K. Hays, Jr., a candidate for City Judge, City Court, City of Pineville, Rapides Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 10 days late. |
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Gary K. Hays, Jr requests a waiver and states the following:
He was unopposed in the 11/3/20 Primary election and was only required to file the 30-P electronically. He states that he met all of the criteria to file the Affidavit in lieu of report. Around 9/24/20 he filled out the affidavit and was in the process of submitting it when he noticed that it needed to be notarized, he then printed it out, had it notarized and mailed it in. He said on 10/15/20 he received the delinquency notice and then submitted it electronically. He requests for the fee to be waived, suspended or reduced based on the information provided.
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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; $-0Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE- PAID
11/4/2014 Election: 40-G (8 days late) -$480
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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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Suspend all but $200 based on future compliance.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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