| Request that the Board waive the $420 campaign finance late fee assessed against Christopher J. Bridges, an unsuccessful candidate for District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, ES 2, Div. D, Ascension Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, and his committee's chairperson, Kim S. Landry, and treasurer, Bill A. Ory, whose 2021 supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 7 days late. |
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Christopher J. Bridges requests a waiver and states the following:
He had provided all the information for the preparation of the report to his bookkeeper,who had previously assisted his Campaign Committee in the preparation of the campaign reports. She had the deadline marked on her calendar. Unfortunately, the week the report was due she became sick with a stomach virus, which proceeded to infect each member of her household. Altogether, she was out for one week. She didn't remember about the report until she got back the next week. He was unsuccessful in his campaign and so he is not an elected official. There is no money left in his campaign account to pay the fee as the loans and expenses from the campaign exceeded the final balance. As a result, the fee would have to be paid from his personal funds.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 2021 Supplemental
DAYS LATE: 7
ASSESSED FEE: $420
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2022
REPORTS FILED: February 22, 2022
ACTIVITY REPORT: $43,290.98 in Receipts; $48,550.00 in Expenditures (Personal Loan Repayment); $-0 Funds 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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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