| Request that the Board waive a $1,400 campaign finance late fee assessed against South Louisiana Medical Assoc. (SLMA) Physician PAC, LLC, a political action committee, and its committee's chairperson, Michael J. Garcia, in the October 14, 2023 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 7 days late. |
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Breck Robichaux, report preparer for SLMA, requests a waiver and states the following: They did not start collecting money or contributing to candidates/campaigns until later
that year. They had never been involved in a PAC, and Mr. Robichaux was unaware of the requirement to electronically file until he completed the report. He submitted the electronic filing affidavit immediately but had to wait for the user name and password to log into LEADERS. They have filed all the following reports in a timely manner. Mr. Robichaux would like to ask for a waiver of the assessed late fee.
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ELECTION: October 14, 2023
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 7
ASSESSED FEE: $1,400
REPORTS DUE: September 14, 2023
REPORTS FILED: September 21, 2023
ACTIVITY REPORT: $124,850.00 in Receipts; $20,897.76 in Expenditures; $103,952.24 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.
18:1495.4D(1) If the final report of a candidate for an election, as required by Paragraph (5), (6), or (7)of Subsection B of this Section, shows a deficit or a surplus, the candidate and his treasurer, if any, shall file supplemental reports with the supervisory committee of all information required in R.S. 18:1495.5. Such reports shall be filed annually no later than February fifteenth and shall be complete through the preceding December thirty-first. Such a supplemental report shall be filed each year until a report has been filed which shows no deficit and until any surplus campaign funds have been disposed of in accordance with R.S. 18:1505.2(I). The report on surplus funds shall disclose the disbursement of such funds in the same manner as expenditures are reported.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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