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REPORT OF TilE AUDIT DIVISION

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BILL NICHOLS CAMPAIGN I"UND

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A. Overview

This report is bilsed on an audit of the Bill ~ichols

Campaign l;'und (-f;the conunittce"), undertaken by the Audit Division

of the F'ederal Election Comn\ission in accordance wi th the

Commission's audit pol~cy to determine whether there has been

compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign

Act of 1971, as amended (lithe Act"). The audit was conducted

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

Cod~ \~hich directs the Commission to make from time to ti.me audi ts

and field investigations with re~pect to reports and statements

filed under the provisions of the Act.

The Committee registered with the Federal Election

Commission on December 2, 1976 in support. of Bill ~~ichols, a

candidate for re-election to t.he office of uni.ted States

Heprcscntative from the 'rhl rd (3rd) Congressional District of

Alab~m~. The Committee filed rCIJorts for the period beginning

with October 18, 1976 \'1hich cov(~rcd through June 30, 1977.

lvtr. rJichols filed candidate reports disclosing the activity

related to his 1~ 76 can\p~i<.Jn covering the period Fl~bruary 28,

1975 through December 31, 1976. 'rho Committee maintains its

head'lUClrter...i in S)'lac.:l.uga, rd ubama.

'l'he l\udi t covered the period from Jnnui.1ry 1, 1975,

throul]h ~lunc 30, 1977, t.he final coverage d.:tte of the current

report f j led by the COllunj ttcc u t thl~ time of the Cludit. The

c~HHliuat(~ r.:,porled a bC~~Jillnillq cash balance at Fobruary 28, 1975,

of $11, :~GB. 7·1 1/, tot:,! rp~I~.i pl:~ for the pcr.io(l of Sll, 764.44,

toti.ll C\:":p,~~lnJi Liires for thp p<"l" .lOtI of $25,635. 81 ~Ulc.l a closing

ca~h 1J~~1 dnc~ at DCCCllllh."'r 31, 1976 of $-0- 2/. The Committee

rel'0l-tc-tl it ht.... qi nn i.nq cdsh l;.ll\ln("(~ Llt Octoucr 10, 1976, of $-0-,

tot.l1 rt-.:("(' i pl.~ [or tl11~ !,L")-:i oc! 0 f ~15, 073. 77, total expcndi tures

fot" lh.~ p. '1 iod of $ 5, B·13 • 68 .\111..1 it closi nq cdrih b,ll~u'lcC \1t Jun~ 30,

1977 of .;9,230.09 •

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This audit report is based on documents and working

papers whjch 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 review.

B. Key Personnel

The principal officers of the Commi.ttee for the period

covered by the audit were Alberta !-'Qw!cr, Chairperson, ilnd T. B.

Brown, Jr., Treasurer.

c. Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of total

reported receipts ond expenditures and individual transactions;

review of requireu supporting documentation; analysis of Committee

debts and obligat.ioIls; and such other audit procedures as deemed

necessary under the circumstances.

II. Auditor's Statement and nescription of Findings

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

of the reports and statements filed and the records presented,

that the reports and statements of the Bill Nichols Campaign Fund

fairly present the financial \lctivities of the Conunittee for the

period covered by the audit. No material problems in complying

with the Federal Election Camp~ign Act were discovered during

the course of the audits.

!./ Although the Candidate's first report covered October 25,

1974 through January 31, 1975, an analysis of the Committee's

records indic.. l ted that all the reported activity occurred

prior to December 31, 1974. The Candidate filed a report

certifying no r<..~ccipt~ or expenditures for the period

January 1, 1975 through Febraury 28, 1975. Therefore, the

beginning Cu~~h on the Candidate's· report covering Fcbru\lry

28, 1975 throueJh June 30, 1975 was used as the beginning

cash for the period covered by the audit.

~/ The Candidate, (or the period Janl1~ry 31, 1976 through

December 31, 1976 understated t.otal rcccdpts by $40.00,

and overstated e:·~pcnditl1rc:...; by $2,562.63.

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Sylacauga

CONGRESSIONAL AUDIT REPORT

Bill Nichols / Bill Nichols Campaign Fund

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Poli:ical Party Affiliation:

Major C~poraent(s):

Other CJndica:~s ~ucit=d:

None

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Democrat

'1otes Cast: G~!1erai E:l;ct~on - Nichols 106,935 Ogburn Gardner 1,111

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Nichols 94,778

$15,073.77

$ 5~843.68

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George Wingard 8,657
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