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pebruary 18, 1981

PRED EILAND

PRESS OFFIC~ •

BOB COSTA /L~

PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF FINAL AUDIT REPORT

JOHN HEMENWAY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

WASHINCTON, 0 C: 21""

Informational copies of the report have been received by

all parties involved and this report may be released to the

public as of today, February 18, 1981.

Attached please find a copy of the final audit report

of the John Hemenway for Congress Committee which vas

approved by the Commission on January' 30, 1981 •

MEMORANDUM

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

ON THE

JOHN HEMENWAY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

I. Background

A. Overview

This report is based on an audit of the John Hemenway

for Congress Committee (Uthe Committee U), 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 (Uthe ActU). The audit was'

conducted pursuant to Section 438(a) (8) of Title 2 of the' United

States Code which at the time of the audit directed the , Commission to make from time to time audits and field investigations

with respect to r~ports and statements filed under the provisions

of the Act•

The John'Hemenway for Congress Committee registered

with the Federal Election Commission on January 17, 1977. The

Committee maintained its headquarters in Seattle, Washington

until it relocated to Washington, D.C. on Februa~y 28~ 1978.

The audit covered the period January 1, 1977, the

beginning coverage date of the initial report filed, through

June 30, 1978, the final coverage date of the latest report

filed by the Committee. The Committee reported a beginning

cash balance of $-0-, total receipts for the period of

$73,557.32, total expenditures for the period of $73,443.35,

and a closing cash balance of $167.97. !I

: This report is based on'documents and working papers

supporting each of its 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 review.

!/ The reported closing cash balance was overstated by $54.00.

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B. Key Personnel

The principal officers of ~he co~i~~ee during ~e period' audi~ed were Mr. Rober~ R. Bogensberger, Chairman from January 3,

1977 ~hrough May 15, 1977 and Cap~ain Irving D. Dewey, Chairman

from May 16~1977 ~o presen~. Miss Ka~herine Meyer, Treasurer

from January 1, 1977,~o May 1, 19771 Mr. Philip Hemenway from

May 1, 1977 ~o May 16, 19771 and Mr. John D. Hemenway, Treasurer

from May 16, 1977 ~o presen~. 2/

C. Scope

'The audit included such ~ests as verifica~ion of to~a1

reported receipts and expendi~ures and individual ~ransactions1

review of required suppor~ing documen~ation and analysis of

Committee debts and obligations; and such other audit procedures

as deemed nece~=~ry under ~he circumstances.

Audi~ Findings and Recommendations

A. Certain matters noted during the audit were referred' ~o ~he Commission's Office of General Counsel on February 26,

1980 and January 7, 1981.

The Candidate assumed personal responsibility for

maintaining Committee records and filing the required

reports.

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