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Docket No. 21-382
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive a $600 campaign finance late fee assessed against Robert L. Wyatt, a candidate for District Judge, 14th Judicial District Court, ES 2, Div. D, Calcasieu Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 17 days late.
Facts:
Robert L. Wyatt requests a waiver and states the following:

In his two previous elections he had no contributions or expenditures and he does not have a campaign account. He was unopposed and the report was filed late, but immediately supplied upon notification.

Comments:
ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 17
ASSESSED FEE: $600
REPORTS DUE: October 5, 2020
REPORTS FILED: October 22, 2020


ACTIVITY REPORT:$-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $-0 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.


OTHER LATE FILINGS: THREE- PAID




10/4/2008 Election: 30-P (38 days late $682

2008 SUPP (21 days late) - $600


11/4/2014 Election: 30-P (4 days late) - $240

Law:
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.

Recommendations:
Decline to waive.
Assigned Attorney: Charles Reeves
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2021-382 - CF Waiver Request Robert L. Wyatt 30-P