| Request that the Board waive the $600 campaign finance late fee assessed against R. C. "Chris" Nevils, a successful candidate for District Attorney, 8th Judicial District Court, Winn Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 10 days late. |
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R. Christopher Nevils requests a waiver and states the following:
Although he was elected without opposition, he knew he would have to file the 30-P report during the reporting period as he has done in the past. Unfortunately, a series of unfortunate events prevented him from making the filing by the October 5, 2020 deadline. After qualifying, but before the 30-P could be filed, he underwent significant orthopedic surgery during the last week of August. He was essentially bed bound for nearly 3 weeks. Additionally, three days after his surgery, Hurricane Laura struck. His home and office were without power or internet service until the latter part of September. They reopened the District Attorney's office in mid-September, but remained without reliable internet service.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 10
ASSESSED FEE: $600
REPORTS DUE: October 5, 2020
REPORTS FILED: October 15, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT: 30-P: $2,000.00 in Receipt; $45.00 in Expenditures and $2,216.31 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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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