FLORIDA ELECTIONS COMMISSION CASE REPORT Case Number: FEC-ll-063

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1 1 FLORIDA ELECTIONS COMMISSION CASE REPORT Case Number: FEC-ll-063 NAME: MEL YIN PROPIS DATE ApPEAL RECEIVED: 9/ DATE HEARING REQUEST RECEIVED: n/a DATE REpORT DUE: 8/20110 (2010 F3) DATE OF POSTMARK: 8/21110 DATE FILING OFFICER RECEIVED REpORT: 8/23/10 NUMBER OF DAYS LATE: 1 AMOUNT OF FINE: $ CANDIDATE [X] PC [ ] CCE [] POLITICAL PARTY r 1 STATE [ ] DISTRICT [ ] COUNTY [x] CITY r 1 FINE BASED ON: (. ) NUMBER OF DAYS (.. ) 25% OF RECEIPTS (x) 25% OF EXPENDITURES TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR REpORTING PERIOD: $1, TOT AL EXPENDITURES FOR REpORTING PERIOD: $1, DATE OF FIRST NOTIFICATION: Fine letter dated SUMMARY: Melvin Propis was a candidate for Broward County School Board, District 6 in the 2010 elections.. Mr.. Propis was his own treasurer. Mr. Prupis is appealing the fine claiming that he timely mailed his report on 8/20/1 0 the same day it was submitted electronically. Mr. Propis stated he mailed his report from the Plantation Post Office at 3:30 p.. m. Mr.. Propis did not submit any further documentation to support his appeal.. The Broward County SOE website filing summary reflects that Mr. Prupis' 2010 F3 was submitted electronically on 8/20/10. However, Mary Cooney of the Broward County SOE office provided a copy of the envelope Mr. Propis' F3 report was mailed in.. The postmark appears to read "21 AUG 2010 PM". PRIOR CASES: Mr. Propis has had one case before the Commission.. In FEC , the Commission found unusual circumstances and the fine was waived in full.. FECACTION: FINE DUE: $ DATE: TIMELYFILED: YES No UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES: YES WAIVER: PARTIAL FULL FINE INCORRECTLY CALCULATED: YES UCREASON: Aut047 (11/08) No No INITIALS:

2 GENERAL AFFIDAVIT 2 State of Florida County of Broward / V :;:- '" r" BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary, r-- I fvl () Lct WC::<---. [name of Nf(ary before whom ciffidavit is sworn], on this ).l S,,- d1z-ffi;bor= [month] 20 personally appeared [dtry of month] day of f /l!wi" } Z3z..E [name of affiant], known to me to be a credible person and oflawful age, who beigby me first duly sworn, on /z.i.t> [his or her] oath, deposes and says [si ature of affiant] elvin Propis J rpfjl?.:.",/5=- [typed name of affiant] SW 111 Terrace Davie Florida [address of affiant, line J] [address of affiant, line 2]... ". Personally Known / OR Produced Identification Type of Identification Produced

3 3 WITH CONFIDENCE Dr. Brenda C. Snipes Broward County Supervisor of Elections Broward Governmental Center 115 S, Andrews Avenue, Room 102 Fort Lauderdale, FL (...'... 2).. ","1')" "<','", '",',' 1/,,"'" '.;, ". ;... (. ':.., '" ;'., 1:' Melvin (Doc) Prop is School Board, Dist sw 111 Terrace Davie fl ':;r:::;!l.;a, a.,"'?4':a, , /1,, , "fill

4 WITH CONFIDENCE _. r. Brenda C. Snipes Broward County Supervisor of Elections Broward Governmental Center 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room 102 Fort Lauderdale, FL browardsoe.. org 4 To: Thru: From: Date: Subject: MEMORANDUM Melvin Propis, Candidate School Board, District 6 Dr. Brenda bipes Supervisor 9Yections MaryCo Public Seirector/Candidate Qualifying Officer September 1, 2010 Delinquent Treasurer's Report. I Your Campaign Treasurer's Report (F3) which was due August 20, 2010 covering the period July 31 to August 19, 2010 was not postmarked until August 21, According to Section (8)(b), Florida Statutes, a fine of $ 500 per day for the Report immediately preceding the Primary and General Elections, not to exceed 25% of the total receipts or expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by the late report shall be assessed. Therefore, you are fined $ which represents 25% of the expenditures for the period. The fine shall be paid from personal funds to the Supervisor of Elections within 20 days of receipt of this notice unless appealed to the Florida Elections Commission, Room 2002, The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL Section 106.7(8)(c), Florida Statutes, provides for appealing or disputing the assessed fine by submitting a notice of appeal in writing to the Florida Elections Commission within 20 days of the date of receipt of the notice of payment due, stating any unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to file on the designated due date. A failure to file such notice will constitute a waiver of the right of appeal. Moreover, the notice of appeal must be accompanied by any and all supporting evidence you wish the Commission to consider in making its determination. Examples of such evidence that the Florida Elections Commission will consider are: 1) an affidavit attesting, in specific detail, to a timely mailing; 2) an affidavit or letter from the post office documenting a mailing problem; or 3) an affidavit or statement from an attending physician or a hospital bill, setting forth specific dates, if there is a health-related reason as to why your report was not timely filed. If you fail to submit documentation or evidence demonstrating the unusual circumstances which prevented you from timely filing your report within the 20 day period stated above, no documentation or evidence submitted thereafter will be considered by the Florida Elections Commission. Si desea una traduccilln de este documento sirvase Ilamar al telefono l)"1_i"7.. 7n"n F", 9"4-i"7-7070

5 WITH CONFIDENCE r. Brenda C. Snipes Broward County Supervisor of Elections Broward Governmental Center 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room 102 Fort Lauderdale, FL org 5 Page You also have the right to a hearing before the Commission. However, if you desire a hearing before the Commission, you must request such hearing in the notice of appeal within the 20 days of receipt of this notice. If no timely request for hearing is made in your notice of appeal, you will be deemed to have waived your right to a hearing and the Commission's determination shall be based upon the written record. We urge your prompt attention to this matter. BCS:MC:mc suttonfine.doc Si Jc:;c:a una lralillcci(in Je estc JllClllTIcnlO oina:;e Ilamar al teldlll1u :54-35i-7050 Fax:

6 6 STATE OF FLORIDA APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER AND DESIGNATION OF CAMPAIGN DEPOSITORY FOR CANDIDATES (SecUon (1), F.S.. ) (please PRINT OR TYPE) OFFICE USE ONLY SUPERVlsan OF ELECTiONS '10 JUN - 8 Pr1 2: CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX: Original Appointment Change in' 0 Treasurer/Deputy 0 Depository 0 Office 0 Pariy 2 Name of Candidate (in this order. First. Middle, last) 3. Address (include post office box or street. city, stale, zip Jl1ft/vld _([Oc2 PrcO,;P!5 code5-)oo 5 i{/ jl/ Ntn<CE 4 Telephone (optional) 5 Fmail address (0 tional), _ rl.' \. ) (1sy) bfa-of?,:?; l11l?l- J'f o 3@I4D) L7/fJ113 J j/drr t/t -, ]55 ;2'. 6 08c::}?d.a"myJ -[;::;t- for'-;nnpa-rtisaoffic;;kit-"..05/..c!. IC--/... 6, _...ntnt to run _. wr candat: 8 If a candidate for a partisan office, check block and fill in name of party as applicable: My intent is to run as a o Write-In 0 No Party Affiliation D _..._..._..._ Party candidate 9 I have appointed the following person to act as my Campaign Treasurer 0 Deputy Treasurer :s-tres)_> ];!q_; 13 Cit _._ 14. caun. ty) Zip Code 17. address (optional) V I b' ol#t:l r f-/ CL 335 -;;.? Jf1 -c L. J 03 AJ/. c. UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I DECLARE THAT I HAVE READ THE FOREGOING FORM FOR APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER AND DESIGNATION OF CAMPAIGN DEPOSITORY AND THAT THE FACTS STATED IN IT ARE TRUE ----_._-_._-_.._ _.L---I Date 26. :.:llol:tilli:lre of Candidate x Treasurer's Ac. ptance of Appointment (fill in the blanks and check the appro I,!!Ifi /V( d 0 /5'.,do hereby accept the appointment (Please P t or Type Name). designated above as: OS-DE 9 (Rev 11/09) Date /. Campaign Treasurer,...- x S' Deputy Treasurer

7 7 (1) Melvin idoc) PrQQis Name (2) 5300 SW 111 Terrace Address (number and street) Davie, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN TREASURER'S REPORT SUMMARY City, State, Zip Code o CHECK IF ADDRESS HAS CHANGED (3) 10 Number: (4) Check appropriate box(es): IX! Candidate (office sought):: School Board, Disi. 6 Political Committee Committee of Continuous Existence Party Executive Committee o Electioneering Communication OFFICE USE ONLY ZmlAUG 23 PH 3: fq BRDWAKU COUNJY SIJfERVISOR Of ELECTI@NS CHECK IF PC HAS DISBANDED o CHECK IF CCE HAS DISBANDED o CHECK IF NO OTHER ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATION REPORTS WILL BE FILED (5) REPORT IDENTIFIERS Cover Period: From 7 I -.1L I 2010 To _ 8_. I -.lil _ I 2010 Report Type F3 181 Original o Amendment o Special Election Report o Independent Expenditure Report (6) CONTRIBUTIONS THIS REPORT (7) EXPENDITURES THIS REPORT Monetary Cash & Checks $ 0.00 Expenditures $ 1, Loans $ 1, Transfers to Office Account $ 0.00 Total Monetary $ 1, Total Monetary $ 1, In-Kind $ 0.00 (8) Other Distributions $ 0.00 (9) TOTAL Monetary Contributions To Date (10) TOTAL Monetary Expenditures To Date $ 3, $ (11) CERTIFICATION It is a first degree misdemeanor for any person to falsify a public record ( , F.S.) I certify that I have examined this report and it is true, I certify that I have examined this report and it is true, correct, and complete.. correct, and complete.. (Type name).'/\ (Type name) Melvin "Doc" Propis Dlnd'Yf", jj1rea Deputy Treasurer election.e! n ctioneerin. A./.::.---- X.o,Y.."..:-- o ChairtnlY for PC, PTY & ommun organization) //a i.2 7:) Sig / Sig re L-Z DS-DE 12 (Rev. 08/04) CFID: 120

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9 Broward County, Florida - Sut'Atvisor of Elections Page 1 of2 9 Home BROWARD COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS Registered Voters as of 041()8/2()11 Democrat: 549,346 Republican: 247,045 Other: 249,318 Total: 1,045,709 Espanol Your Election Office Our History About the Supervisor Meet Our Directors Office Locations Join Our ream Frequently Asked Ouestiof)s (FAQ) Contact Us AV,fards and Accomplishments Voter Information Voter Information Surley Voters' Fillilts and nesponsibilities Voter Fraucl Help America Vote Act Voting Equipment Demo Myths vs Facts Municipal Election Information Civil Rights nestoration VO[(cJr and Electiof) Information Orderinq and PriCing Structllm Florida Supervisors of Elections Political Pariies Just For '<irts Register to Vote Free f\ccess System Cileck Your Iegistration Status negister to Vote F f\ Q - Voting i r{egistration Press Room Press F{eleases F'ress f\oom Photo Gallery Multimedia SOE Glossary Newsletters Election Information My Precinct Polling Places Voter Statistics Election r<esults Voting Methods Early Voting Dates. Hours and Sites PrOvisional Ballot Voting Absentee Ballot Votinq fv1ilitaryioverseas Voting Voter Education/Outreach Voter Education Brocllures Voter Information Links Neighborllood Partnership Comrnttee Get Out The Vote (G O.T V ) Melvin Propis 2010 Election Cycle School Board, Dist F3 (07/31/2010 to 08/ ) Date Due: 08/20/2010 Date Submitted: 08/20/2010 Report Summary Contr[!2gtiol12 1 Expenditures 7 Fund Transfers 0 Other Distributions 0 Num Amount $1, $1, $0.00 $0.00 * Expenditures do not include 'Petty Cash Spent' Downloads: Entire Report as PDF Contributions as E!,<;cel1.QSV} Expenditures as Excel (CSVl Fund Transfers as Excel (CSV) Other Distributions as Excel (CSVl 4/812011

10 10 STATE OF FLORIDA FLORIDA ELECTIONS COMMISSION REPORT FILING mstory NAME: Melvin Prupis TYPE: Candidate, School Board Report Due Date Date Days Fine Filed Late Assessed Amount Fined Amount Paid F1 7/23/10 F28/6/10 F /23/ / % 8/ % $ $400.55