| Request that the Board waive the $1,000.00 and $800.00 (total of $1,800.00) campaign finance late fees assessed against LA Automobile Dealers Election Action Committee, a political action committee, its committee's chairperson, Kristie Hebert, and treasurer, Coulter McMahen, whose July 2024 and September 2024 Monthly campaign finance disclosure reports were both filed 7 days late. |
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Kristie Hebert and Coulter McMahen, for LA Automobile Dealers Election Action Committee, requests a waiver and states the following:
They recognize the importance of timely compliance, but the delay resulted from a series of unexpected challenges of administrative oversight, recent staffing transitions, and miscommunication caused by the accidental notice delivery to their prior address. Once they were made aware of the error, they immediately implemented a process to prevent future delays, including updated procedures and notification protocols. They have a strong compliance history and believe the above mentioned factors demonstrate good cause for waiving these fines.
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ELECTION: MONTHLY
TYPES OF REPORT: JULY & SEPTEMBER 2024 Monthly
DAYS LATE: 7 & 7
ASSESSED FEE: $1,000.00 and $800.00
REPORTS DUE: August 12, 2024 and October 10, 2024
REPORTS FILED: August 19, 2024 and October 17, 2024
ACTIVITY REPORT: July 2024: $2,500.00 in Receipts; $4,995.00 in Expenditures and $161,249.87 Funds at Close of Reporting Period
September 2024: $400.00 in Receipts; $2,600.00 in Expenditures and $158,849.87 Funds at Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: TWO - PAID
November 2019 MO (1 days late)- $200.00
July 2023 MO (1 days late) -$200.00
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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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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