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Agenda Item
Docket No. 22-047
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive the $400 and two (2) $100 campaign finance late fees for a total of $600 assessed against David Gregory Nowak, unsuccessful candidate for Council Member at Large, Division 2, Orleans Parish, in the October 14, 2017 election, whose 30-P, 10-P and 10-G campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 4, 1 and 1 day late, respectively.
Facts:
David Gregory Nowak requests a waiver and states the following:


He self-financed the campaign and only accepted one donation from a close family friend. He filed a couple of reports late, there were not a long list of donors and expenditures to report. The fines total $600 is close to the total amount of expenditures for this campaign. He spent many weeks in 2020 unemployed due to the COVID crisis. He was mistaken in thinking the deadline was Friday and submitting it early on Saturday would result in only 1 day late, but resulted in 4 days late.


Comments:
ELECTION: October 14, 2017
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P, 10-P & 10-G
DAYS LATE: 4, 1 & 1
ASSESSED FEE: $400, $100 & $100
REPORTS DUE: September 14, 2017; October 4, 2017; November 9, 2017
REPORTS FILED: September 18, 2017; October 5, 2017; November 9, 2017
ACTIVITY REPORT: 30-P $750.00 in Receipt; $750.00 in Expenditures and $-0 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
10-P: $-0 in Receipts; $-0 in Expenditures and $-0 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period


10-G: $100 in Receipts; $-0 in Expenditures and $100 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period


OTHER LATE FILINGS: NONE



Law:
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.


Recommendations:
Decline to waive.
Assigned Attorney: Charles Reeves
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2022-047 - CF Waiver Request David Gregory Nowak 30-P
2022-047 - CF Waiver Request - David Gregory Nowak - 10-P
2022-047 - CF Wiaver Request - David Gregory Nowak - 10-G