| Request to waive the $1,500 late fee assessed against Marcus Thomas for filing his 2022 lobbying registration 61 days late. |
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Mr. Thomas states he is in the second year of lobbying for the Louisiana Association of Educators. Mr. Thomas states he made an honest mistake of entering the wrong information into the system while registering on March 10, 2022. He properly registered three lobbyists for LAE dated March 10, 2022, but when it was time to register himself at that same time, he entered January 1, 2022 as his first action date instead of March 10, 2022, which was his intention.
Staff Notes: Mr. Thomas started his registration on January 25, 2022 and entered in his first action date as January 1, 2022. However, he did not complete the registration process until he submitted the payment on March 10, 2022. The registrations for the other three lobbyists he referenced were started and completed in March 2022.
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REPORT: 2022 Lobbying Registration
REPORT DUE: January 8, 2022
REPORT FILED: March 10, 2022
DAYS LATE: 61 DAYS LATE
FEE ASSESSED: $1,500
ACTIVITY REPORTED: $0.00
OTHER LATE FILINGS: NONE
REGISTERED BRANCHES: Executive/Legislative
LOBBYING SINCE: 2020 (Was also registered as a legislative lobbyist from 2010-2014)
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R.S. 49:74A and 24:53A provide that "[e]ach lobbyist shall register with the ethics board as soon as possible after employment as a lobbyist or after the first action requiring his registration as a lobbyist, whichever occurs first, and in any event not later than five days after employment as a lobbyist or not later than five days after the first action requiring his registration as a lobbyist, whichever occurs first."
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Kathleen Allen |
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