| Request that the Board waive a $1,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Valinicia Renee Washington, a candidate for Justice of the Peace, 7th Justice Court, Jefferson Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 50 days late. |
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Valinicia Renee Washington requests a waiver and states the following:
She was confused about the criteria that made her required to file. She thought that the only requirement was to spend over $2500. She did not realize that it also depended on contribution amounts. She received one contribution of $350.00 on 9/2/2020 that made her required to file a 30-P. She was notified that she was required to file the 30-P after filing the 10-P that included the contribution on 9/2/2020. She amended the 10-P and filed the 30-P but did not realize that the report was not submitted properly when she called for another matter. She was then assisted with the filing. She requests a waiver or a reduction of the late fee.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 50
ASSESSED FEE: $1,000
REPORTS DUE: October 5, 2020
REPORTS FILED: November 4, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT:$1,150.00 Receipts; $2,327.46 Expenditures; $1,822.54 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: TWO- PAID
110/23/1999 Election: 10-P (27 days late)- $2,500
EDE-P (7 days late) - $700
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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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