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1) Request that the Board waive the $1,000 and $200 campaign finance late fees assessed against D. Nicole Sheppard, a successful candidate for Judge, Traffic Court, Division D, Orleans Parish, in the October 19, 2013 election, whose 2017 and 2019 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 28 and 2 days late.
2) Request to waive a $200 campaign finance late fee assessed against D. Nicole Sheppard, a successful candidate for Judge, Civil District Court, Division J, Orleans Parish in the October 14, 2017, whose 2019 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was 2 days late. |
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D. Nicole Sheppard requests a waiver and states the following:
It has never been her intent to be non-compliant. She sincerely apologizes and asks that the fine be waived.
After multiple requests to provide additional information, on December 22, 2021, Judge Sheppard's office submitted screenshots showing that they had submission errors when attempting to file.
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ELECTION: October 19, 2013 & October 14, 2017
TYPES OF REPORT: 2017& 2019 SUPPL, 2019 SUPPL
DAYS LATE: 28 & 2, 2
ASSESSED FEE: $1,000 & $200, $200
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2018 and February 18, 2020
REPORTS FILED: March 15, 2018 & February 20, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT: October 19, 2013 Election: 17 Suppl: $-0 in Receipt; $-0 in Expenditures and $$208.93 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
19 Suppl: $-0 in Receipts; $-0 in Expenditures and $208.93 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
10/14/2017 Election: 19 Suppl: $602.21 in Receipts; $20,435.80 in Expenditures and $-0 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: THREE(3) -WAIVED
10/19/2013 Election: 10-G (14 days late)- $1,400
2014 SUPP (68 days late)- $2,500
10/14/2017 Election: SPEC (2 days late) $200
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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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