| Request that the Board waive the $40 and $880 campaign finance late fees for a total of $920.00 assessed against NoLaToya (Recall), a recall effort, its committee's chairperson, Eileen Carter, for the August 26, 2022 election, whose 200-P and 135-P campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 1 day and 22 days late, respectively. |
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Alesia Ardoin, attorney for the PAC, requests a waiver and states the following:
The recall was a grassroots effort that resulted in costly litigation and was unsuccessful. She further states that Ms. Carter would suffer a financial hardship if required to pay these fees.
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ELECTION: August 26, 2022 Recall Effort
TYPES OF REPORT: 200-P & 135-P
DAYS LATE: 1 & 22
ASSESSED FEE: 40.00 & $880.00
REPORTS DUE: March 14, 2023 and November 30, 2022
REPORTS FILED: March 15, 2023 and
ACTIVITY REPORT: 135-P: $488,188.66 Receipts; $513,605.49 in Expenditures and $26,567.85 Funds at Close of Reporting Period
135-P: $611,100 in Receipts; $566177.72 in Expenditures and $71,490.13 Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: NONE
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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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