State, Board of Ethics v. Darby

L Pursuant to La.R.S. 18:1409 of the Election Code, we have granted expedited consideration to the appeal of the judgment denying the Louisiana State Board of Ethics’ (the “Board”) objection to the candidacy of Jim Darby (“Mr. Darby”) for Sheriff of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. The Board, in its capacity as the Supervisory Committee on Finance Disclosure, asserted that Mr. Darby should be disqualified as a candidate because he falsely certified on his “Notice of Candidacy” that he did not owe outstanding fines, fees, or penalties pursuant to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (“CFDA”),…