§1491.1. Registration of committees
A.Each committee, including a subsidiary committee, which knows or anticipates
that it will receive contributions or loans, make expenditures or loans, or make a transfer of
funds to or receive a transfer of funds from another committee during a calendar year in the
aggregate amount exceeding one thousand dollars shall file a statement of organization with
the supervisory committee annually after January first and no later than January thirty-first
of each calendar year. Any such committee organized after January thirty-first shall file the
required statement of organization no later than the tenth day after its organization. Any
committee which, after January thirty-first, knows or anticipates that it will receive
contributions, loans, or transfers of
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§1491.1. Registration of committees
A. Each committee, including a subsidiary committee, which knows or anticipates
that it will receive contributions or loans, make expenditures or loans, or make a transfer of
funds to or receive a transfer of funds from another committee during a calendar year in the
aggregate amount exceeding one thousand dollars shall file a statement of organization with
the supervisory committee annually after January first and no later than January thirty-first
of each calendar year. Any such committee organized after January thirty-first shall file the
required statement of organization no later than the tenth day after its organization. Any
committee which, after January thirty-first, knows or anticipates that it will receive
contributions, loans, or transfers of funds or make expenditures, loans, or transfers of funds
in the aggregate in excess of one thousand dollars during the calendar year shall file the
required statement of organization within ten days after the date on which it has information
which causes it to know or anticipate that it will receive such contributions, loans, or
transfers of funds or make such expenditures, loans, or transfers of funds. If a committee
which knows or anticipates that it will receive contributions, loans, or transfers of funds or
make expenditures, loans, or transfers of funds in the aggregate in excess of one thousand
dollars during a calendar year, is organized within ten days prior to any election, it shall file
the statement of organization required by this Section no later than the third day after such
organizing. Any committee required to file supplemental reports under the provisions of
R.S. 18:1491.6 shall file the annual statement of organization. The supervisory committee
shall issue a certificate of registration to each committee which submits the statement
required by this Subsection.
B. The statement of organization shall include:
(1) The name of the committee, and the address of the committee, or of its chairman
if the committee has no address.
(2) The names, addresses, and relationships of affiliated organizations.
(3) The name and address of the treasurer of the committee, if any, and of any deputy
treasurers of the committee.
(4) The name and address of the committee chairman and the name, address, and
position of other principal officers and directors of the committee, if any.
(5)(a) A statement, if applicable, that the committee is a principal campaign
committee and the candidate by whom it is designated as a principal campaign committee,
if any, or a statement, if applicable, that the committee is a subsidiary committee and the
committee or candidate by whom it is designated as a subsidiary committee.
(b) A statement, if the committee is organized to support a single candidate and if
applicable, that the committee is not the principal or subsidiary committee of the candidate
and a certification by the committee that the committee is not working and will not work in
coordination, consultation, or cooperation with the candidate.
(c) A statement, if applicable, that the committee is organized solely to make
independent expenditures and a certification by the committee that the committee is not and
will not make contributions, whether direct or in-kind as defined in R.S. 18:1483, in
contravention of provisions of this Chapter.
(d) A statement, if applicable, that the committee is organized as a leadership
committee, an identification of the elected official with whom the committee is affiliated,
and a certification by the committee that the committee is not making and will not make
contributions, whether direct or in-kind, to the principal campaign committee of the elected
official with which it is affiliated, or any subsidiary committee thereof, or expenditures for
the purpose of supporting the election to public office of the elected official with which it is
affiliated, or opposing the election to public office of any opponent of the elected official
with which it is affiliated.
(e) A statement, if applicable, that the committee is organized as a joint fundraising
committee pursuant to R.S. 18:1491.9 and the name and mailing address of each committee
and organization participating in the joint fundraising agreement that designates the
committee as the joint fundraising committee.
(6) A listing of all banks, safety deposit boxes, or other depositories used for
committee funds.
(7) The estimated number of members of the committee.
(8) Certification of membership as required by R.S. 18:1505.2(H)(2)(b), if
applicable.
(9) A statement, if applicable, that the committee has elected to file monthly reports
pursuant to R.S. 18:1491.6(I).
C. Any change in information previously submitted in the annual statement of
organization shall be reported to the supervisory committee within ten days following the
change.
D. No committee shall receive contributions or loans, make expenditures or loans
or make a transfer of funds to or receive a transfer of funds from another committee in the
aggregate in excess of one thousand dollars in any calendar year until it has filed the annual
statement of organization required by this Section. Any committee which violates the
provisions of this Subsection shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 18:1505.5 and
1505.6.
E.(1) The supervisory committee may impose a fee not to exceed the amount of one
hundred dollars for each statement required to be filed under this Section to be remitted to
the supervisory committee together with the statement on or before the time that the
statement is required to be filed. Any statement submitted without the proper fee shall be
deemed as not being properly submitted to the supervisory committee. All fees collected
hereunder shall be used solely by the supervisory committee for the enforcement of the
provisions of this Chapter, as appropriated by the legislature.
(2) The supervisory committee shall accept payment via electronic funds transfer for
filing fees associated with filing a statement of organization. The supervisory committee
may charge an electronic processing fee not to exceed five percent of the filing fee.
F. If the supervisory committee receives a statement pursuant to Subparagraph
(B)(5)(b) of this Section, the supervisory committee shall immediately notify the affected
candidate of his obligations pursuant to R.S. 18:1491.3(C).
G. Statements of organization and other documents required to be filed with the
supervisory committee pursuant to this Section, including electronic filing affidavits, may
be filed electronically by facsimile or through the Board of Ethics Computerized Data
Management System as provided in R.S. 18:1485 and R.S. 42:1158. Documents may be
notarized as provided by R.S. 35:621 et seq.