| Request that the Board waive a $2,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Derrick "Digger" Earles, a successful candidate for City Judge, City Court, City of Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 2021 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 129 days late. |
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Derrick Earles requests a waiver and states the following:
He didn't understand the workings of the web site system and thought that it had all been completed. He had no activity other than $7 in bank fees in his account. He apologizes for any inconvenience and is pleading for a waiver of the $2,000 fine as that makes up approximately 70% of his total campaign account balance. He is now aware of the requirements and does not anticipate any further confusion. Please consider allowing him grace and waive the late fee assessments especially since this would completely decimate his campaign finances.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 2021 SUPPL
DAYS LATE: 129
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2022
REPORTS FILED: June 24, 2022
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 Receipts; $7.00 Expenditures; $ 2,919.00 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: FOUR- PAID
11/3/2020 Election: 10-P (9 days late) - $540
10-G (7 days late) - $420
11/4/2014 Election: 30-P (39 days late) - $2,000
10-P (120 days late)- $2,000
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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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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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