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Docket No. 26-002
 
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RE:
Request that the Board waive for the two (2) $300.00 and two (2) $1,000 campaign finance late fees (total of $2,600) assessed against Tiffany Foxworth, a successful candidate for District Judge, 19th Judicial District Court, ES 2, Div. M in the July 11, 2020 and November 3, 2020 elections, whose 2023 and 2024 Supplemental reports were filed 5 and 73 days late, ANDUntimely request that the Board waive the $60.00, seven (7) $2,000, the $840, and the $1,620 late fees (total $16,520) assessed against Tiffany Foxworth, a successful candidate for District Judge, 19th Judicial District Court, ES 2, Div. M in the July 11, 2020 election and November 3, 2020 elections, whose 10-G, EDE-G, 40-G, 2020 & 2021 Supplemental campaign finance reports were filed 1, 188, 160, 149, 183, 111, 99, 14, 27 and 58 days late.
Facts:
Ms. Foxworth requests a waiver and states the following: With respect to the timeliness, Ms. Foxworth denies having received the late fee orders due to changes in mailing addresses.

As to the substance of the waiver requests, Ms. Foxworth states that the 2020 election year was unprecedented due to the impact of the Covid19 pandemic. Accordingly, she was simultaneously qualified to run for two successive elections only 4 months apart, which made reporting confusing.

Comments:
TIMELY REQUEST INFO:

ELECTION: July 11, 2020 and November 3, 2020

TYPES OF REPORT: SUPP2023 and SUPP2024
DAYS LATE: 5
ASSESSED FEE: $300, $300, $1,000 and $1,000
REPORTS DUE: February 15, 2024 and February 18, 2025
REPORTS FILED: February 20, 2024 and May 2, 2025ACTIVITY REPORTED:

7/11/2020 SUPP23: $79,911.11 in Receipts, $80,374.20 in Disbursements and $60.93 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

11/3/2020 SUPP23: $4,500 in Receipts, $4,500 in Disbursements and $109.53 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

7/11/2020 SUPP24: $-0 in Receipts, $-0 in Disbursements and $60.93 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

11/3/2020 SUPP24: $-0 in Receipts, $-0 in Disbursements and $109.53 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

UNTIMELY REQUEST INFO:
ELECTION: July 11, 2020 and November 3, 2020
TYPES OF REPORT: 10-G, EDE-G, 40-G, 30-P, 10-P, EDE-P, 10-G, SUPP2020, SUPP2020, SUPP2021
DAYS LATE: 1, 188, 160, 149, 183, 111, 99, 14, 27, 58
ASSESSED FEE: $60, $2,000, $2,000, $2,000, $2,000, $2,000, $2,000, $840, $1,620, $2,000
REPORTS DUE: August 5, 2020, August 25, 2020, September 24, 2020, October 5, 2020, October 26, 2020, November 13, 2020, November 25, 2020, February 18, 2021, February 18, 2021, February 15, 2022
REPORTS FILED: August 6, 2020, March 1, 2021, March 3, 2021, March 3, 2021, April 27, 2021, March 4, 2021, March 4, 2021, March 4, 2021, March 17, 2021, April 14, 2022
ACTIVITY REPORTED:
7/11/2020 10-G: $23,135 in Receipts, $23,304.88 in Disbursements and $1,798.37 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period
7/11/2020 EDE-G: $-0 in Receipts, $6,505 in Disbursements and $0 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

7/11/2020 40-G: $32,490 in Receipts, $31,764.35 in Disbursements and $524.02 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

11/3/2020 30-P: $-0 in Receipts, $-0 in Disbursements and $-0 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

11/3/2020 10-P: $15,602 in Receipts, $15,564.25 in Disbursements and $37.75 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

11/3/2020 EDE-P: $-0 in Receipts, $8,550.04 in Disbursements and $-0 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

11/3/2020 10-G: $45,000 in Receipts, $44,928.22 in Disbursements and $109.53 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

11/3/2020 SUPP2020: $-0 in Receipts, $-0 in Disbursements and $109.53 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

7/11/2020 SUPP2020: $-0 in Receipts, $-0 in Disbursements and $-0 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

7/11/2020 SUPP2021: $-0 in Receipts, $-0 in Disbursements and $524.02 in Funds on Hand at Close of Reporting Period

OTHER LATE FILINGS: 4


EDE-G - 11/6/12 election - $60 paid

EDE-P - 10/22/11 election - $180 paid

10-G - 10/22/11 election - $60 paid

EDE-G 10/22/11 election - $60 paid


Law:
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. 18:1484.(2)(b). Each candidate for any other public office shall file reports of contributions in excess of two hundred dollars in the aggregate during the aggregating period.
Recommendations:
With respect to timely waiver requests, decline to waive.

Decline to consider untimely waiver requests. If considered, decline to waive.

Assigned Attorney: Charles Reeves
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2026-002 - CF Waiver - Tiffany Foxworth - 23 Supp, 24 Supp
2026-002 - Untimely Waivers