| Request that the Board waive the four $3,000.00 campaign finance late fees ($12,000 total) assessed against, JAY PAC, a political action committee, and its committee's chairperson, Jay Dardenne, whose 30-P, 10-P, 10-G and 40-G campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 151, 161, 126 and 76 days late, respectively. |
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John Dardenne requests a waiver on behalf of JAY PAC and does not cite any reason for the late filing.
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ELECTION: 10/14/2023
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P, 10-P, 10-G and 40-G
DAYS LATE: 151, 161, 126 and 76
ASSESSED FEE: $3,000.00 each
REPORTS DUE: September 14, 2023, October 4, 2023, November 8, 2023 and December 28, 2023
REPORTS FILED: February 12, 2024, March 13, 2024, March 13, 2024 and March 13, 2024
ACTIVITY REPORT: 30-P: $-0 Receipts; $1,100.00 Expenditures; $7,592.85 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period.
10-P: $-0 Receipts; $-0 Expenditures; $7,592.85 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period
10-G: $-0 Receipts; $500.00 Expenditures; $7,092.85 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period
40-G: $-0 Receipts; $750.00 Expenditures; $6,342.85 Funds on Hand at the Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: TWO
2016 Annual $2,000-PAID
10/14/2023 election: 10-G (filed 126 days late) $3,000--outstanding
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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 each to $2,000 ($6,000 total) based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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