| Request that the Board waive the $3,000.00 campaign finance late fee assessed against House Democratic Campaign Comm. of the State Central Comm. of LA, a political action committee and its committee's chairperson, Sam Jenkins, in the October 14, 2023 election, whose 10-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 35 days late. |
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The House Democratic Campaign Committee of the Democratic State Central Committee (no signature by an individual) requests a waiver and states the following: They recently contracted with a new compliance firm to file their reports. The committee is making every attempt to improve its internal procedures and practices to ensure compliance. Their understanding was that no filings were due after viewing the electronic filing portal.
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ELECTION: October 14, 2023
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-P
DAYS LATE: 35
ASSESSED FEE: $3,000.00
REPORTS DUE: October 4, 2023
REPORTS FILED: November 8, 2023
ACTIVITY REPORT: $249,222.94 Receipts; $309,051.53 Expenditures; $311,738.91 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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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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