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I. Backoround

REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

ON THE

C0r,~ :.\ ITT EE TOR E- ElEeTeo HGRES SHAN BILL COT TER

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FEDER/\L ELECTION CO.\\,'AISSION

ihe audit covered the period January 1, 1975 through

Dec Cr:l be,'" 31, 19i 6, the c los e 0 f the 1976 campJ ; gnp erio d. 0ur ; n9

that perio~ :he Co~mittee reported beginning c~sh of $3,827.23,

receipts of $77,488.66*, expenditures of S61,720.12*, and ending cash of $19,595.77. .

This audit report ;s based on docu~ents and working

papers sup;Jorting each of its factuJl statements. They form

pa )'" t 0 f t ere cC 1" d u p0 n \" hi ch the C0 ::~ 1~1 iss ion bJ sed ; t s dec i sion s

on the ~~t:ers in this report and were available to Commissioners

and appro;: ria t esta f f for rev i e\.J •

This report is based upon an audit of the Committee

to Re-Elect ConlJtessman Bill Cotter (lithe Committee ll) undl~rtaken

by the ,\ u itOi v; s ion 0 f the Fed era 1 E1ec t ; 0 nCo mm iss; 0 n i n

accordance with the Commission's audit policy to determine

whe the r· t ne ,. e has bee ncomp1; a nee wit h the pro vis ; a ns 0 f the

Federal El~ction Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (lithe Act ll).

The audit was conducted pursuant to Section 438(a)(8) of Title

2, United Sta:es Code, which directs the Commission to make

from ti~e to time audits and field investigatio~s with respect

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

The Committee reoistered with the Federal Election

Commission en June 16, 1976, as the principal campaign committee

of the Honcra~le William R. Cotter, a candidate for the United

States House of Representatives from the 1st District of

Connccticu:. The Committee maintained its headquarters in

Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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B. Key Personnel

The principal officers of the Comm~ttee durinq the p~riod of the audit were Mr. Richard G. Patterson, Campaign Manager. 1/ and Mr. Robert H. Zaiman. Treasurer.

c. Scope

The audit included such tests as VCt4 ification of

reported receipts Jnd expenditures and individual transllctions;

r"cvic\'I of requir'cd ~uf)porting documentation; analysis of Committee debts and ubligations; and, such other aUdit procedures

as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

I I • ALJ d ito r ISS tat 0 PI e n t

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

of the reports and statements filed and the records pre5ented,

that the l4eports and statements of the Committee to Re-Elect

Con 9 ." c s :, :;~ J n Bill Cot t c r f J i r 1y rep res e nt the f ; nan cia 1 c1 c t i v it; e s

of the COtr.mi ttee for the period covered by the audi t. r:o mater; <11

problems in complyi n0 with the Federal Election Campaign Act were

discovered du."ing the course of the audit.

1/ The C0 r~1l1 ittee P. ~~ r loy edt ~ 1 i: t er rn II CJ mpai 9n ~'1 J nJ 9er II for the

per' $ 0 n \'J h0 f ill e d hC l" 0 1 e a f Chairin an.
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CONGRESS I C~~AL AUO IT RE?ORT

Candidate/Committe~: Bill Cotter I Con~ittce to P.~-elect

Congressman Bill Cotter

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State:

District:

Location:

Connecticut

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Hartford

Politicai Party Affiliaticn:

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Other Candida~es ~udi:ad:

Democrat

Lucien DiFazio (R)

DiFazio

Votes Cas:: G~nerai Elec~ion - Cotter 128,479 DiFazio 94,106

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Primary ~1 ect~ cn - None

Tota1 Receip:s for ?ericc: $77,488.66

Totai Expend; ~~res for ?2r; ad: $61,720.12

First ~lectac (if applic~ble): 1970