| Request that the Board waive a $320 campaign finance late fee assessed against Logan Hunt, a successful candidate for Police Juror, District 5, Lincoln Parish, in the October 12, 2019 election, whose 2020 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 8 days late. |
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Logan Hunt requests a waiver and states the following:
The report was due on 2/15/21, which fell during the unprecedented winter storm that crippled the power grid, roads, mail systems, etc for over a week. President Biden granted Gov. Edwards request for a major disaster declaration on 3/9/2021 with an incident period of 2/11-19/21. He started working on the form much earlier but honestly failed to submit t when the storm hit. Upon receipt of the delinquency notice he submitted the form online immediately.
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ELECTION: October 12, 2019
TYPES OF REPORT: 2020 SUPPL
DAYS LATE: 8
ASSESSED FEE: $320
REPORTS DUE: February 19, 2021
REPORTS FILED: February 27, 2021
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $-0 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.
LAC 52:1205(B)(3) states that if a person did not file a report due to a natural disaster occurring on or in the 14 days prior to the report being due, the late fee shall be rescinded.
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Rescind based on Rule 1205B(3).
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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