Attachment as stated

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Public ~ecord

November 9, 1979

FRED EILAND

PRESS OFFICE

BOB COSTA £iJC/ -JUDY HAWKINS ,',!'

PUBLIC 'ISSUANCE OF AUDIT REPORT

MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC PARTY-VOTER

REGISTRATION DRIVE

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HDI:RALELECTION COMMISSION,

Informational copies of this report have been received

by all parties involved and this report may be released to

the public.

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Attached please, find copy of the final audit repbrt

of the Maryland 'Democratic Party-VQter Registration Drive

'which was approved' by the Commission 'on October-' 10, 1979.

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fEDERAl. ELECTION COMMISSION

'rhe audit covered the neriod from September 1, 1976,

the coverage dnte of the first report filed by the ('omJl~ittee

through ~uqust 1, 1977, the final coverage date of the termination report fi led b~r the Commi ttee. 'I'he C0r.1mittee reported a

beqinninq cash balance on September 1, 197G of s-O-, tot.al recei~ts for the ~crto~ of ~5n,675.36, total exnenditures for

the neriod of s51,075.3Q, an~ n closing cnsh balance on AUGust

1, 1~77 of ~-O-. 1/

The Commi.ttee reqistere2 with the Federal ~lection

Comr15.ssion on :-ent:e~I'~hel- 15,1976. 'T'he COlnl11ittee maintains i.ts

headquarters in Eo'll t.i more, r'a r'11 and.

.!/ .J\.s a result of renortinq errors, total reported expenditures

were $400.03 in excess of reported receipts.

p.EPOP.'l' OF' THE ]\.UDIT nIVISION

ON THE

r.~l\RYJ,l\ND DEr-mCRATIC PAR'1'Y-VOTER

REGISTRATION DRIVE

~his renort is based on an audit of the r~rvland

Democratic Partv-Voter :-'ecristration Drive ("the Committee"),

undertaken hv the 7\ucl.it nivision of the Federal :r.1ection

Commission in accordance \'lith the COffiITlission's audit policy

to determine \oJhct!1cr there has heen conlPliance ...lith the'

provisions of the Fccleral rlection Camnaiqn l\ct of 1971, as ~mended ("the Act"). The audit was co~du~ted pursuant to ~ection 438 (a) (8) 0f Title 2 of the United F.tates ('ode ~\Ihich

c1ir.er.ts the Comndssi0n to make from time to time audits and fj.e]~ investiqations with respect to reports and statements

filed under the nrovisions of the ~~t.

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This audit report is based on documents and workinq

papers which support each of the factual statements. ~hey

form part of the record upon \'/hich the Commission based its

decisi.ons on the matters in the report and were available to

Commissioners and appropriate staff for review.

n. Key Personnel

The pri.ncipal officers of the Committee during the

period covered by the audit were r'r. ~oy 1'1. Staten, Cha irman

and :-1~;. Phyliss llouglas, Treasurer.

c. Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of total

reported receipts and expenditures and individual trans~ctions~

review of required supporting documentation and analysis of

Committee debts and obliqations~ and such other audit procedures

as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

II. ~uditor's Statement

It is the opinion of the l\.udit stoff, based upon examination 0: the reports and st~tements filed and the records present0.c,

that the reports and statements of the ~aryland Democratic PartvVote:!:" Recdstration Drive f~t.i.rly present the f.inancial acti.vities

of the COITlmittee for t.he period covered bv the audit. No materL.,l

problems in complying with the Federal Election Campaign Act

were discovered durinG the course of the au~it •