| Consent opinion for for Thomas Jones, Jr., successful candidate for Mayor, City of Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, in the March 26, 2022 election relating to payments for voter transportation and payments to family members. |
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La. R.S. 18:1531A provides that no person or political committee shall accept or agree to accept, either directly or indirectly, from a candidate, a political committee, or a person required to file reports pursuant to R.S. 18:1501.1, or from a person on behalf of a candidate, a political committee, or a person so required to file reports, anything of economic value, including any reimbursement of costs, for the purpose of conveying an elector or causing an elector to be conveyed in a motor vehicle to a polling place for the purpose of voting in an election or to any place where early voting is being conducted for the purpose of early voting, or for driving or being in charge of any motor vehicle being so used.
La. R.S. 18:1531B provides that no candidate, political committee, or person required to file reports pursuant to R.S. 18:1501.1, and no person on behalf of a candidate, a political committee, or a person so required to file reports, shall pay,or agree or offer to pay, anything of economic value, including any reimbursement of costs, to any person or political committee for the purpose of conveying an elector or causing an elector to be conveyed in a motor vehicle to a polling place for the purpose of voting in an election or to any place where early voting is being conducted for the purpose of early voting, or for driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle being so used.
La. R.S. 18:1505.2I(5)(a) states that no candidate nor the principal or any subsidiary political committee of a candidate shall use a contribution, loan, or transfer of funds received by such candidate or committee to make any payment or expenditure to any immediate family member of the candidate.
La. R.S. 18:1505.1C states that failure to disclose or failure to disclose accurately any information required to be reported by the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act shall constitute a violation of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act.
La. R.S. 18:1495.5B(12) requires candidate to disclose the name and address of all persons to whom an expenditure is made.
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Adopt and publish consent opinion; authorize staff to dismiss lawsuit.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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