| Request that the Board waive the $420 campaign finance late fees assessed against James "Jim" Mora, an unsuccessful candidate for Councilman, Metro District 9, East Baton Rouge Parish, in the November 3, 2020 election, whose 2021 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 7 days late. |
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Brittany Werling, report prepare for James "Jim" Mora, requests a waiver and states the following: She logged into the site around 6:00 am on 2/15/22 and completed the report at that time. She received the message that there were "no critical errors" thus making her believe that the report went through without issue. It was not until they received the notice 7 days later that they realized the report must not gone through- whether that be a glitch in the system or internet connection. She immediately logged on and did the same thing as did before, this time filing the report. She called the ethics office and spoke to staff who told her that she could indeed see that she had tried to log on and that the report was there the morning of 2/15.
See attached e-mail from IT stating the report was completed on 2/15/2022 and submitted on 2/22/2022.
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ELECTION: November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 2021 SUPP
DAYS LATE: 7
ASSESSED FEE: $420
REPORTS DUE: February 24, 2022
REPORTS FILED: February 22, 2022
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 in Receipt; $-0 in Expenditures and $5,912.871 Funds at Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE
11/8/2016 Election: 10-G (13 days late)- $780 All was suspended at 2/17/2017 meeting and reassessed
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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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