| Request that the Board waive three (3) $1,000 for a total of $3,000 campaign finance late fees assessed against Marc Mercer, a unsuccessful candidate for Mayor, Town of Ball in the October 12, 2019 election whose, 30-P, 10-P and 10-G campaign finance disclosure reports were filed 117, 159 and 124 days late, respectively. |
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Marc Mercer requests a waiver and states the following: The FTF notice was initially delivered to Marc Mercer's neighbor at 141 Williford Rd. Several days passed before his neighbor delivered the notice to him. He immediately submitted the requested documentation, but at that point, it was past the deadline. Mr. Mercer does not understand how he can be liable based on a timely response when the certified notice was not delivered to his address. Additionally, this response may be untimely due to postal service errors.
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ELECTION: October 12, 2019
TYPES OF REPORT: 30-P, 10-P and 10-G
DAYS LATE: 117, 159 & 124
ASSESSED FEE: $1,000.00, $1,000.00 and $1,000.00
REPORTS DUE: September 12, 2019; October 02, 2019 and November 06, 2019
REPORTS FILED: January 07, 2020; March 09, 2020 and March 09, 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT: 30-P: $5,245.67 in Receipts; $4,645.67 in Expenditures and $-0 Funds at Close of Reporting Period
10-P: $550.00 in Receipts; $1,732.30 in Expenditures and $-500.00 Funds at Close of Reporting Period
10-G: $500.00 in Receipts; $-0 in Expenditures and $-0 Funds 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.
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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With respect to 30-P and 10-P, decline to waive.
With respect to 10-G, reduce to $500 based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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