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CONG~ESSrCNAL ~UOIi ~~?CRr

Hamp Baker

State: Oklahoma

District: 3rd

Location: Ardmore, Duncan and McAlester

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( Political ~arty Affiliation: Democrat

~ajor ~cponent(s): Wes Watkins (0)

, Other Candidates ~udi~ad: ~~es Watkins

Charles Ward

Gary E. Payne

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Wes Watkins (0) - 151,2il - 83f'~

Gerald Beaseley, Jr. (R)

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46,550 - 38r

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36,509 - 30·~

21,673 - 18<

17 ,681 - 14-'

~les Watki ns

Charles Ward

Hamp Baker

Gary Payne

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~'otes Cast: General ~1 ecti on -

iota1 ~xpendi:~r~s ~:r ?~ricd: S~6,204.71

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FEDERAl ELECTION ~O,,,,.\1ISSI0N

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

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IIAMP DAKER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

I. Background

A. Overview

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,I The Committee registered with the Federal Election

Commission on July 8, 1976 in support of Hamp Baker, Candidate • _r the Office of United States Representative from the 3rd

( ngressional District of Oklahoma. The Co~mittee maintained , ~s headquarters in Ratliff City, Oklahoma.

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This report is based on an audit,of the Hamp Baker

for Congress Committee ("the Committee"), undertaken by the

Audit Division of the Federal Election Commission in accordance with the Commission's audit policy to determine whether

there has been compliance with the provisions of the Federal

Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended ("the Act"). The

audit was 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 respect

to reports and statements filed under th~ provisions of the Act.

This audit covered the period from July 1, 1976

through March 31, 1977 the final coverage date of the latest

report filed by the Committee and the Candidate. The Committee

reported a beginning cash balance of $-0-, total receipts for

the period of $39,498.08; total expenditures for the period of

$39,498.08 and a closing cash balance of $-0-. .

For the period July 1, 1976 through March 31, 1977,

the Candidate filed reports disclosing a beginning cash balance

of $-0-, total receipts of $41,367.77, total expenditures of

$46,204.71, and a closing cash balance of -$4,836.99. ~/

This audit report is based on documents and working

papers which support each of the factual statements. They form

part of the record upon which the Commission based its decisions

on the matters in the report and were available to Commissioners

and appropriate staff for ~eview.

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The negative cash balance was due to inaccurate reporting

corrected by amendments filed in Finding A, S, C, and F •

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B. Key Personnel

The 'principal officers of the Committee at the time

of the audit were Harold Baker, Chairman, and Earl Chandler,

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Treasurer.

c. Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of total

reported receipts and expenditures and individual transactions;

review of required supporting documentation and analysis of

Committee debts and obligations; and, such other audit procedures as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

II. Auditor's Statement

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

of the reports and statements filed and the records presented,

that, except for the deficiencies noted below, the reports and

statements of the Hamp Baker for Congress Committee fairly present the financial activities of the Committee for the period

covered by the audit. Further, except as noted below, no

material probl~ms in complying with the Federal Election Campaign

Act were discovered during the course of the audit.

C eindingS and Conclusions

r A. Campaign Expenditures Made Through Corporate Account

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Section 437b(a) (1) of Title 2 United States Code

states, in part, that each Candidate shall designate one or

more national or state banks as his campaign depositories

and that no expenditure may be made on his behalf by his principal cmnpaign committee except by check drawn on such account.

During the course of the audit it was determined that

in 1976, $5,990.78 in expenses incurred on behalf of the Candidate's

campaign were paid by International Two Thousand, Inc. The

Committee's reports included $5,953.70 of this amount as a debt

owed to the corporation until March 31, 1977, when the Candidate

assumed all remaining Committee debt and obligations. At the request

of the Audit Division the Candidate filed an amend~d report disclosing the particulars of the expenditures. This matter was

referred by the Audit Division to the Commission's Office of General

Counsel on February 6, 1978, where MUR 540(78) was initiated.

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