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Th; S t'eflort is based upon an audi t of the Comm; ttc£' to

Re- [1 (' c t S p nd tor Ed\'1 ar d r~. KP. nne d.Y I 76 (" the Co 1111'1 itte e") unde r -

tak('11 by thL' Audit Division of the Federal flection Commission in

accor'da nee \'/i th the Commi 55; on' saudi t pol i cy to determi ne whethr.r

there hilS bpcn compliance with thp provisions of the Federal

Elect-ion Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (lithe f\ct"). The audit

\\' it S con d l' C ted pur s U uIt t to Sec t ion Il 38 ( a ) ( 8) 0 f Tit1e· 2, Unite d

States Codc, \'Jhich directs the COnJl'tission to make from til1H~ to

t i IH e a ud; t S (J nd fie 1 dinvesti gilt; 0 ns \'/ i t h res pee t tor e po r t sand

s tilt e ni e nt s f -i 1e dun de r the pro vis ion S 0 f the Act.

Thp ComIII itt eerrf} i s t c t" ed \.Ji t h the red era 1 E1ec t ion CO:!il~~i~lsi~ln nIl rehrullr.v t1, 19/5, ilS the princ-ipal campaign COJllI'1i"tl£:c'

o f Sp n<.: t 0 r r(h'J il l' (; r,. 1\ e nne d.Y, C(1 nd 'j di1 t e for r e - c 1 cc t ion toth

offi c P CI f I! I. 'j ted Stat e 5 Sen J t () r fro rn the Stat e 0 f MilS sac h1I S t t 5 •

lhc C("n;,littrl~ 1:1a-illta;ncd its hcadquartel's in Boston, ~1assachus(!tt.$.

T'1 e il U d i teo V t~ 1"edtt1e per; 0 d J il nua r y 1, 19 7 5, the

(' f r (1 c t 'j v e di1 teo r the Act a sam end (lrl, 1. ht" 0 u ~J h ,J un p 30, 19 77 ,

the rinlll r.over"a9(~ dCltc of the lJtp~;t r"eport filed by the

C(J i1111li t 1. P L: il t the t i III C 0 f the aud it. The Co 1'lIllitteerepo r ted a

b(l inn 'i 11 9 C cl S h l; II 1a tl c eat lJ u" Ut1l"Y 1, 1975 0 f $- 0 - , to tal r e c e i pt s

for the PP1"iod of ~991't2R3.5R, total expenditures for the period or

S9 3S, 1f~ 3 • 09 and end i 11 a c l' sh ba1anee a t II une 30, 1977 0 f S53 , 1(10 • 7~l •

This II U di t r 0. pot' t i hc"' S C' d () 11 doc UIn e n t S (l nd \~ 0 1" kin 9

Pill' e t'S 5 up II (n" tinq (~a c h 0 fit~: r(l c t ua-I t 11 t pm en t.~. . 1hey f () r m

pJ rt of thr- record uporl \.,,\1; ch t'l(~ Conllni ~s -j on hc\~:("d its deci 50 ions

('11 tilt" Pl~:ti'"'l'S 'in thi~. t'(\port dlld \':Pl"C' dvailC1blc to COi11missio'l\.'l"~.

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Cit t it (I t' inc r1u1 c a h.Y" Chili r W0 III an.. il ncI Mr'. C1 ; f for d Shit \"l, Trea sur c r ,

d II •. i 1\(1 the peri 0 d reb r U il r y 4, 1975, t h 1" 0 U ~1 h the d ate 0 f hi s

(, P ,I t h.. (l ncI t" r. Tho ill il J. ~I hite.. Ass; s tan t Trca sur c r fro m May 24,

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Thp iludit included ~uch tests as verification of total

rep en' t (: d r C' t (' i pte. il n c! e x p (\ n d i t u '" C5 and oj" d i v i du a1 t '" a nsac t -i 0 11 S ;

l"l!V;C\\' of requ;rpd (,upporti"q documentation; analysis of

C() mtilitt P. e d (' b t S il" d 0 b 1 i 9 a t ion s and, sue hother au d i t pro C c <I u '"('

iJ~ oeetllPcl lleC0S~,ill''y under the ci rcumstanccs.

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

of the )"'pporis (l nd s tll tements fi 1ed and the r'ccor'ds presented, th~lt the repor'ts and stnt0ments of the COlllmittee to Re-Elect

S(, n (I i 0 r r(Iv; (: ... d n. l:(' ,n H' dy f a i 1"1 Y pre sen t t hr. fin() n c ; a 1 act i v ; tic

of the COlllmittee for the per'ioa cover'ed hy the audit. No material

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