| Request that the Board waive a $2,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Atoundra Pierre Lawson, an unsuccessful candidate for District Judge, 40th Judicial District Court, ES 2, Div. A, St. John the Baptist Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 2020 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 116 days late. |
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Atoundra Pierre Lawson requests a waiver and states the following:
A lawsuit was filed challenging her qualifications five days after the end of qualifying on 7/29/20. She paused all campaign activity when the lawsuit was filed. All funds raised were directed to legal fees. She followed the rules and did what was asked and was promptly disqualified as a candidate. Her name did not appear on the ballot and was removed from the candidate list. Her capacity as a candidate lasted less than two weeks. The painfully disappointing event of being disqualified left her with personal debt. She was not a candidate and did not acquire any contributions since August 2020.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 2020 SUPPL
DAYS LATE: 116
ASSESSED FEE: $2000
REPORTS DUE: February 19, 2021
REPORTS FILED: June 14, 2021
ACTIVITY REPORT: $5,825.00 Receipts; $3,900.00 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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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