| Request that the Board waive a $480 campaign finance late fee assessed against Jefferson "Jeff" Joyce, unopposed candidate for City Judge, City Court, Division B, City of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 8 days late. |
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Jefferson "Jeff" Joyce requests a waiver and states the following:
When he filed his Campaign Finance Disclosure paperwork, he called and confirmed that nothing else needed to be filed. He remembers being quite adamant with the person he spoke with to be sure that he had completed everything required of him as he had been hearing that other Judges in our area were getting noticed of their violations. He believed that most of this stems from the fact that the Clerk of Court was new and was unaware of this requirement. He has always tried to comply the best he could. After the passing of so much time, he feels that the fee should be waived or at least reduced. There was no reporting that would need to be disclosed, and he truly believes that this
matter should have been addressed closer to the date it happened rather than more than 16 months later.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 8
ASSESSED FEE: $480
REPORTS DUE: October 5, 2020
REPORTS FILED: October 13, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 in Receipt; $-0 in Expenditures and $-0 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: TWO- PAID
10/2/2010 Election: 30-P (17 days late) -$100
2012 SUPP (4 days late) - $240
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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.
LAC 52:1205(B)(3) provides that a fine may be rescinded if the late filing was due to a natural disaster affecting the person responsible for filing the report within 14 days prior to the report being due.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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