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Agenda Item
Docket No. 24-174
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive a $400.00 campaign finance late fee assessed against NOLA Defenders for Equal Justice LLC, a political action committee, and its committee's chairperson, Kendall P. Green in the October 14, 2023 election, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 2 days late.
Facts:
Jared Miller, report preparer for NOLA Defenders for Equal Justice LLC PAC, requests a waiver and states the following: The organization filed a 2024 Annual Report and a Statement of Dissolution. On 1/28/2024, the PAC donated the remaining $265.28 bank account balance, so they won't be able to pay the late fee. Although the report was filed two days late, they did not receive a LFO until 2/8/2024. The report was filed untimely due to an oversight of the report preparer. He was overwhelmed with a full-time job and working as a public servant. There was also very little activity during the reportable period, totaling $50 in donations and a $2.96 expenditure. They would like to ask for a waiver of the assessed late fee for the reasons mentioned.
Comments:
ELECTION: October 14, 2023
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G
DAYS LATE: 2
ASSESSED FEE: $400

REPORTS DUE: April 19, 2023
REPORTS FILED: April 21, 2023
ACTIVITY REPORT: $50.00 in Receipts; $2.96 in Expenditures; $3,044.10 Funds at Close of Reporting Period.

OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE - PAID

11/13/2021 10-G (14 days late) - $2,000.00




Law:
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.

Recommendations:
Decline to waive.
Assigned Attorney: Charles Reeves
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2024-174 - CF Waiver 10-G