| Request that the Board waive the $2,400 campaign finance late fee assessed against Committee to Recall Dal Waguespack (Recall), a political action committee, its committee's chairperson, Catrina Bonomolo, whose 2023 Annual campaign finance disclosure report was filed 12 days late. |
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Catrina Bonomolo, chairperson for Committee to Recall Dal Waguespack, requests a waiver and states the following: They were dissolved in 2024. The only reason it was not dissolved in 2023 is because there were funds that needed to be spent. Ms. Bonomolo was late filing the report because she was her husband's primary caretaker while working full-time. He passed away this year. Since the PAC is dissolved, no funds are available to pay the penalty. Please take the reasons mentioned into consideration and waive the assessed late fee.
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ELECTION: Recall Petition filed on 8/18/2021
TYPES OF REPORT: ANNUAL 2023
DAYS LATE: 12
ASSESSED FEE: $2,400.00
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2024
REPORTS FILED: February 27, 2024
ACTIVITY REPORT: $-0 in Receipts; $813.10 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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Reduce to $2,000 based on Rule 1205C; decline to waive.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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