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REPORT OF TItE AUDIT DIVISION

ON THE

COt4MIT TEE FOR TIiEEL ECTIOU 0FED Ii0GAN

I. Background

A. Overy i ~"I

This report covers an audit of the Committee for the

Election of Ed Hogan (lithe Committee") undertaken by the Audit

oi vis ion 0 f the Fed era 1 E1e c t ion Commission inac cordan c e \'1 i t h

the Commission's audit policy to determine whether there has been

compliance with the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as

amended (lithe Act ll). The audit \'Jas conducted pursuant to Section

438(a}(8) of Title 2 of the United States Code which directs the

Commission to make from time to time audits and field investigations with l"cspect to reports and statements filed under the

provisions of the Act.

On Apr i 1 9, 19 76" the Cornmit tee reg; 5 t ere d \'J i t h the

Fed er u1 E1ec t i 0 Il C0IIIm; ss ; 0 n as the pr ; nc i pal campa; 9ncomini t t el\

of [r\,J;n "Edt! HogJIl, candidate for election to the office of U.S.

Representative from the 21st COllgressional Distr'ict of Califor'lli(\.

The Commit.tee maintained its headqudrters in Panot"ama Citj',

California.

The au d i t co v ere d the pc."; 0 d- from f" arc h 10, 1976, the

inception date of the Committee, through November 22, 1976, the

fin ale 0 vC,.. a ~J e date 0 f the t e t" III ina t ion rep 0 rtfi 1e d by l hc

C0 IIIIII itte c • 0 u'" i n9 t hat peri 0 d, the ComIII ittpere pOl" ted u beg; n 11 i nq

cas h ba 1J nee 0 f $ - 0 -, tota 1 r c c (~ i pt s for the pet" i 0 d 0 f S3 , 294 • 57 ,

tot ale xpen di t U t" C s f 0 t'" the per' i 0 d 0 f S3 , 29,1 • S7 and a c los i n9 cas h

balance of $-0-.

This Cl ud i t rep 0 r tis bas cd \J n doc lIlil C nt 5 and \\1 0 r k; n9

papct"'s supporting each of it'; factuCll statements. They for'In

part 0 f the '''' e C 0 f d lJ po n \'J hie h the C0:1'!'l ission bJ ~) e d its dec is; 0 ns

on t hP. mit t t 0. rsill t h; S t"' cpo,'" tan d \"1 ere a v\\ ; 1J b1e toe 0 mm ission e r s

and appropriate ~taff for review •

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B. Key Personne1

The principal officers of th~ Committee during theperiod of the audit were James O. Wildes, Chairman, and nwight

O. Ham, Treasurer.

c. SCOPEl

The a udi t i'n c1udcds uch t ests as v er i fie a t ion 0 f tot \l 1

reported receipts and expenditures and individua~ transactions;

rev; e\'1 0 f r equi red sup po r t ; n9 doc umen tation; ana1ysis 0 f

CQmmittcc debts and obligations; and, such other audit procedures

as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

I I • Au d ; t 0 ~c;~S t <Lt em E} n tand .0 P S c ril~_t ion 0 f Fin din 9s

It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based upon examination

of the reports and statpments fi led and the records pl"esentcd .. that the reports and sl~tcments of the Committee for the Election

of Ed Hogan fairly present the financial activities of the Committee

for the period covered by the audit. No material problems in cornplji n9 \-1 i t h the Fed era 1 E1e c t ion Cam p ai 9n Act we redi s c 0 vel" ed duri ng

the course of the audit.

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Candidata/Committe~:

CONGRESSIONAL A~O!7 ~E?ORT

Ed Hogan / Committee for the Election of Ed Hogan

State: California

District: 21

Location: Los Angeles

Political Par:y Af7i1ia~icn: Republican

Votes Cast:

James Corman

Corman

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Hogan 44,094

?~imarJ E1ec~icn - Hogan 14,04~ Steve Fox 7,213

Anne Exler 6,991 Dickerson 6,791

$3,294.57

Totai Ex~end~:~r=s for ?~ricd: $3,294.57

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