| Request that the Board waive the $1,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Kenny James Suire, an unsuccessful candidate for Council Member, District 4, City of Scott (Pop. 8,119) in the November 8, 2022 election, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 63 days late. |
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Kenny James Suire request a waiver and state the following:
He spoke with a representative at BOE who helped him file his 10-G report on 10/20/2022. For an unknown reason, the form did not go through and it was eventually submitted on 11/20/2022. On 11/20/2022, he spoke with a BOE representative and on 12/19/2022 he was contacted in reference to the report not being received, but he insisted that the report had been submitted. He is asking to have the late fee penalty waived for filing his 10-G report late since he believed it had been submitted.
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ELECTION: November 8, 2022
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G
DAYS LATE: 63
ASSESSED FEE: $1,000
REPORTS DUE: November 30, 2022
REPORTS FILED: February 1, 2023
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $-0 Funds on Hand at the 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.
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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Reduce to $400 based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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