| Request that the Board waive the $2,500 campaign finance late fee assessed against Jeff Cashe, a candidate for District Judge, 21st Judicial District Court, Division J, Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 90-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 125 days late. |
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Jeffrey Cashe requests a waiver and states the following:
The filing was overlooked by his campaign and he did not receive notice of any delinquent filings until 12/7/2020. He filed the report on 12/9/2020. He does not dispute that it was untimely filed, however this is his campaign's first missed or delinquent filing. He was unaware of any filings due for unopposed candidates. Also, several members of his campaign, family and staff were under quarantine at different times.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 90-P
DAYS LATE: 125
ASSESSED FEE: $2,500
REPORTS DUE: August 5, 2020
REPORTS FILED: December 8, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORTED:10-G: $-0 in Receipts; $-0 in Disbursements and $-0 Funds on Hand at 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. 18:1484.(2)(b). Each candidate for any other public office shall file reports of contributions in excess of two hundred dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period.
Rule 1205C provides that 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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Reduce to $1,000 based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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