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Agenda Item
Docket No. 24-524
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive a $540 campaign finance late fee assessed against Conrad T. Comeaux, a successful candidate for Lafayette Parish Assessor in a future election, whose 2023 Annual campaign finance disclosure report was filed 9 days late.
Facts:


Conrad T. Comeaux requests a waiver and states the following:

At the beginning of 2024, Mr. Comeaux was extremely busy overseeing the renovations of a building acquired by the Lafayette Parish Assessment District as the new headquarters of the district. In addition to his regular duties, he oversaw contractors completing the renovations before their early March move. In preparation for the move, Mr. Comeaux mistakenly packed his personal filing cabinet containing his election documents. Time slipped away from him, and he missed the filing deadline. Mr. Comeaux would like to apologize for this oversight and plan not to let it happen again. He will retire at the end of 2024, close his campaign account, and file his report soon after the year ends.






Comments:
ELECTION: Future Election


TYPES OF REPORT: 2023 ANNUAL


DAYS LATE: 9
ASSESSED FEE: $540.00
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2024.
REPORTS FILED: February 24, 2024
ACTIVITY REPORT: $1,200.00 Receipts; $2,915.87 Expenditures; $725.67 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.

OTHER LATE FILINGS: TWO (2) - PAID




10/24/2015 Election: 10-G (4 days late) - $240.00


10/12/2019 Election: 2018 ANN (3 days late)- $180.00




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:
2024-524 - CF Waiver ANN2023