| Request that the Board reconsider its decision to decline to waive a $3,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Kirk PAC, a political action committee, in the October 12, 2019 election, whose 40-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 33 days late. |
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Original Request:
Phillip W. Rebowe, report preparer, for Kirk PAC; and, as a Partner with CRI, he was responsible for overseeing such campaign filings. In late December of 2019, he resigned from CRI and upon his resignation, he was asked to immediately leave the office and was locked out from his computer files. CRI told him at that time they would continue to prepare all required campaign filings, including this 40-G, but failed to do so in this one instance. Kirk PAC and himself had no control of this situation, especially in light of the fact he did not have access to the necessary passwords to file the 40-G report. Postlethwaite & Netterville ("P&N") has since been engaged to file Kirk PAC's campaign reports.
Reconsideration request does not provide any substantially new information.
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ELECTION: October 12, 2019
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G
DAYS LATE: 33
ASSESSED FEE: $3,000
REPORTS DUE: December 27, 2019
REPORTS FILED: January 29, 2020
REPORT ACTIVITY: $2,500.00 in Receipts; $10,500.00 in Expenditures; $18,239.91 Funds at 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.
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Reaffirm decision to decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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