| Request that the Board waive the $1,000 and $680 campaign finance late fees assessed against Yolanda Butler Laws, a successful candidate for Member of School Board, District F, Iberville Parish, in the November 8, 2022 election whose 30-P and 10-P campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 37 and 17 days late, respectively. |
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Yolanda Butler Laws requests a waiver and states the following:
She started campaigning nearly 8 months before qualifying to run for re-election. This was her first time making a loan to herself for an election. There were also report filing changes that occurred since the last she filed a report for an election. She was slightly confused and originally unsure whether she had to file any reports for the loans to herself. After researching and contacting BOE for clarification, she realized she needed to file. Unfortunately, this resulted in her filing the report late.
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ELECTION: November 8, 2022
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P & 10-P
DAYS LATE: 37 & 17
ASSESSED FEE: $1,000 & $680
REPORTS DUE: October 11, 2022 & October 31, 2022
REPORTS FILED: Both filed on November 17, 2022
ACTIVITY REPORT: 30-P: $4,500 in Receipts; $4,302.94 in Expenditures and $197.06
Fund at Close of Reporting Period
10-P: $500 in Receipts; $304.37 in Expenditures and $392.69 Funds at Close of Report Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE
9/30/2006 Election: EDE-G (13 days late) - $100
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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(C) states if a report is filed more than 10 days late and the amount of activity on the report is less than the amount of the late fee to be assessed, the staff may reduce the late fee to the amount of activity or 10 times the per-day penalty, whichever is greater.
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With respect to 30-P, decline to waive.
With respect to 10-P, reduce to $500 based on Rule 1205C and decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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