| Request that the Board waive a $2,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Veleria "Val" Stevens, a disqualified candidate for Member of School Board, District 1, Jefferson Parish, in the March 20, 2021 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 131 days late. |
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Veleria "Val" Stevens requests a waiver and states the following:
She qualified for the election on the last day. Two days following her qualifying she was served a notice that she was not in the district to run and was disqualified. She had not collected any contributions or had any expenditures. This has been disturbing for this to happen when she was not able to properly run for any type of office or seat. She filed the 30-P report but according to previous statements, it stated that she did not have to file a campaign report if she did not run or receive funds for the campaign.
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ELECTION: March 20, 2021
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 131
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000
REPORTS DUE: February 18, 2021
REPORTS FILED: June 29, 2021
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 in Receipt; $-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.
LA 52:1205D provides that a fee may be rescinded if the candidate withdrew without making any expenditures or receiving any contributions.
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Rescind based on Rule 1205D.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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