| Request that the Board waive a $2,800 campaign finance late fee assessed against Community Provider PAC, a political action committee, and its committee's chairperson, Matthew Rovira, whose 2020 Annual campaign finance disclosure report was filed 14 days late. |
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Amanda Maloy, the report preparer for PAC, requests a waiver and states the following:
In 2020, the PAC's only activity was the $100 payable to Campaign Finance. Due to the PAC having no activity, the annual report was missed in error. The PAC is in the process of closing and will no longer be active. The PAC has filed timely without any late filing since the creation. They had zero activity in 2020 with the exception of $100 for the statement of organization fee and has a minimum balance of $1,156.82 in the bank account. For these reasons, she is requesting the board suspend or waive the late filing penalty.
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ELECTION: N/A
TYPES OF REPORT: 2020 ANN
DAYS LATE: 14
ASSESSED FEE: $2,800
REPORTS DUE: February 18, 2021
REPORTS FILED: March 4, 2021
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 in Receipts; $100.00 in Expenditures and $1,156.82 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.
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 to $2,000 based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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