| Request that the Board waive a $2,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Tim Marcel, in his capacity as a candidate for District Judge, 29th Judicial District Court, Division E, St. Charles Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 37 days late. |
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Timothy "Tim" Marcel requests a waiver and states the following:
When qualifying closed in July, he was re-elected without opposition. Without a campaign to conduct he focused his time and effort on navigating life during this pandemic. He states that in addition to the pandemic three hurricanes occurred that required shutting down and restarting court. When he received the delinquency notice a written report was prepared and submitted. The electronic filing requirements were misinterpreted. The inherent delays were encountered in obtaining access to the electronic filing system after receiving notice.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 37
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000
REPORTS DUE: October 5, 2020
REPORTS FILED: November 11, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT:$22,150.00 Receipts; $896.47 Expenditures; $19,153.53 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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