| Request that the Board waive $2,000, $2,000 and $2,000 campaign finance late fees assessed against Alfred Bell, an unsuccessful candidate for Councilman, Metro District 7, EBR Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P, 10-P and 10-G campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 176, 156 and 125 days late, respectively. |
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Alfred Bell requests a waiver and states the following:
It was a great honor to be able to be a candidate in the November 2020 runoff election. He received the informational package prior to the election regarding the election and filing dates and he read it thoroughly. After reading the documents carefully, it stated District offices were Louisiana Legislature, offices elected parish wide, district court judges, family court, juvenile and city court judges, marshals and constables. He did not see Councilman on that list therefore his understanding was that he was an "any other" level candidate. With that being said, it stated that any other offices must file reports only if they spend over $2500 or collect over $200 from a single source. He did not file reports since he had no contributions or expenditures.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P, 10-P & 10-G
DAYS LATE: 175, 156 & 125
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000, $2,000 & $2,000
REPORTS DUE: October 5, 2020; October 26, 2020 and November 25, 2020
REPORTS FILED: All filed on March 30, 2021
ACTIVITY REPORT: 30-P $-0 in Receipt; $-0 in Expenditures and $-0
Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
10-P: $-0 in Receipts; $-0 in Expenditures and $-0 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
10-G: $-0 in Receipts; $-0 in Expenditures 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.
18:1495.4D(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(C) states 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 each to $600 based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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