| Untimely request that the Board reconsider its decision to decline to waive the $2,000.00 campaign finance late fee assessed against Raoul Armando "Skip" Galan, a disqualified candidate for State Senator, 10th Senatorial District, Jefferson Parish, in the October 14, 2023 election, whose 30-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 113 days late. |
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Original request stated:
He amended his report with help from a BOE representative. There weren't any expenses or money transfers. Mr. Galan's contractor has his storage bins containing his information for the needed reports. The contractor became ill and has refused to return any calls, so he has been unable to retrieve any documents. He also cites medical issues.
Reconsideration provides no new information.
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ELECTION: October 14, 2023
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P
DAYS LATE: 113
ASSESSED FEE: $2,000.00
REPORTS DUE: September 14, 2023
REPORTS FILED: January 5, 2024
ACTIVITY REPORT: $300.00 in Receipts; $300.00 (qualifying fee) in Expenditures and $-0 Fund at Close of Reporting Period
OTHER LATE FILINGS: ONE - PAID
4/2/2011 Election: 10-G (9 days late) - $300.00
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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.
Rule 1205D provides that if the candidate officially withdrew with the Secretary of State and made no expenditures other than the qualifying fee, the fine shall be rescinded.
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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Decline to consider; if considered, reduce to $600 based on Rule 1205C and decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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