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Agenda Item
Docket No. 24-716
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive a $60.00 campaign finance late fee assessed against Derrick Shepherd, an unsuccessful candidate for Member of School Board, District 5, Jefferson Parish in the November 8, 2022 election, whose 2023 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed 1 day late AND Request that the Board waive a $60.00 campaign finance late fee assessed against Derrick Shepherd, a successful candidate for Councilman, District 3, Jefferson Parish, in the October 14, 2023, whose 2023 Supplemental campaign financedisclosure report was 1 day late.
Facts:
Derrick Shepherd requests a waiver and states the following: He is currently on the Jefferson Parish District 5 School Board. He filed the report one day late. Mr. Shepherd does not have a complex excuse. He made an honest mistake and plans to do better in the future.
Comments:
ELECTION: November 8, 2022 & October 14, 2023


TYPES OF REPORT: 2023 SUPPL


DAYS LATE: 1 & 1
ASSESSED FEE: $60.00 & $60.00
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2024
REPORTS FILED: February 16, 2024
ACTIVITY REPORT: 11/8/2022 Election: $33,800.00 Receipts; $40,546.00 in Expenditures; $587.24 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.

10/14/2023 Election: $-0 in Receipts; $-0 Expenditures and $22.22 Funds at Close of Reporting Period.

OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE - PAID


10/12/2019 Election: EDE-P (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:
2024-716 - CF Waiver 23 SUPP 11-8-22 election
2024-716 - CF Waiver 23 SUPP 10-14-23 election