| Request that the Board waive the four(4) $3,000.00 for a total of $12,000.00 campaign finance late fees assessed against Lafayette Republican Parish Executive Committee, a political action committee, its committee's chairperson, Tim M. Breaux, and treasurer, Charles Buckels, in the October 14, 2023 election whose, 30-P and 10-P have not been filed and 10-G and 40-G campaign finance disclosure reports were inaccurately filed. |
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Alesia M. Ardoin, Attorney for the Lafayette Republican Parish Executive Committee, requests a waiver and states the following: The reports filed contained all the information covering the 10-P even though it was marked as a 10-G report. The Campaign Finance Disclosure Act does not require the disclosure of internal records and accounts from a parish executive committee.
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ELECTION: October 14, 2023 Election
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P, 10-P, 10-G and 40-G
DAYS LATE: N/A
ASSESSED FEE: $3,000, $3,000, $3,000 and $3,000.00
REPORTS DUE: September 14, 2023; October 14, 2023; November 8, 2023 and
December 28, 2025
REPORTS FILED: 30-P Not Filed, 10-Not Filed, 10-G Inaccurately filed and 40-G Inaccurately filed.
ACTIVITY REPORT: 30-P and 10-P: Not Filed
10-G Amended 11/27/2023: $105,000.00 in Receipts; $81,550.00 in Expenditures and $24,693.21 Funds at Close of Reporting Period
40-G: $24,693.21in Receipts; $9,874.03 in Expenditures; $14,819.18 Funds at Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE - PAID
11/6/2018 10-E (43 days late) - $1,000.00
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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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