| Request that the Board waive the $2,300 campaign finance late fee assessed against Richard "Richie" Sanderson, II, an unsuccessful candidate for Public Service Commission, District 1, in the November 3, 2020, whose 2021 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 23 days late. |
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Richard A. Sanderson, II requests a waiver and states the following:
He and Commissioner John Schwegmann contacted the BOE to confirm that he could submit his disclosure late. On 2/11/2020, he was admitted to the hospital for COVID. While in the hospital, he was intubated and admitted to the ICU for almost 4 weeks. His wife, Lisa Sanderson, was assigned to be his finance manager, but she contracted COVID as well and spent several weeks hospitalized in Texas. He filed his disclosure on 3/8/2020 after he was discharged. This is the first notice he received regarding this late fee. His father has the same name and mail had been forwarded to his address until the forward request expired.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 2021 SUPPL
DAYS LATE: 23
ASSESSED FEE: $2,300
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2022
REPORTS FILED: March 10, 2022
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 in Receipts; $-0 in Expenditures and $191.47 Funds at Close Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE
SUPP2020 (20 days late)--$2,000--UNPAID
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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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