| Request that the Board reconsider its decision to decline to waive $680, $500 and $400 campaign finance late fees assessed Pam Blakely, a candidate for Mayor, Town of Delcambre (Pop. 1,866), Iberia and Vermilion Parishes, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 30-P, 10-P and 10-G campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 64, 43 and 13 days late, respectively. |
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Request for reconsideration states:
She
gives her all to the Town of Delcambre with a salary of $2,858.00 per year. She is only a part-time Mayor, but on 24 hr. call. She uses her own car, gas and pays all her own expenses. When she took over as Mayor, there was speculations that there was illegal activity occurring in the accounting department. As of now, the Town has a new staff in which they are now maintaining the budget and things have had a big turnaround in the right direction. She provided financial information.
Original waiver request stated:
Ms. Vincent states that the candidate mailed her reports on the day of the election.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P, 10-P & 10-G
DAYS LATE: 64, 43 & 12
ASSESSED FEE: $600, $500 & $400
REPORTS DUE: October 5, 2020; October 26, 2020 and November 25, 2020
REPORTS FILED: All on December 8, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT: 30-P $1,282.25 in Receipt; $680.00 in Expenditures and $602.25
Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
10-P: $500.00 in Receipts; $317.75 in Expenditures and $784.50 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
10-G: $21.58 in Receipts; $806.08 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.
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Suspend all but $100 per report ($300 total), based on future compliance.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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