| Request that the Board waive the $1,1400.00 campaign finance late fee assessed against, Lori Brown, an unsuccessful candidate for Clerk of Court in the October 14, 2023 election, whose 2023 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 19 days late. |
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Lori Brown requests a waiver and states the following: she was under the weather due to COVID-19 and submitted her report late. She would like to humbly and sincerely apologize for her tardiness. Ms. Brown would appreciate your consideration and ask for a waiver of the assessed late fee.
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ELECTION: October 14, 2023
TYPES OF REPORT: 2023 SUPPL
DAYS LATE: 19
ASSESSED FEE: $1,140.00
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2024
REPORTS FILED: March 5, 2024
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $554.64 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE- PAID
11/6/2018 Election: SPEC (5 days late) - $540.00
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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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Reduce to $600 based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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