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This rpport is based on an audit of the Citizens

for ,., c [\,J en C() tilmit t p c (t h e Com III itte e ), un de r' til ken b'y the J\ u d i t

oi vis ion 0 f the F(' d c r' a 1 [1 c c t ion Co (Ii III iss ion ina ceo r' dan ce\'l; t h

the Commission's lludit policy to determine \·J110ther there has

bee ncomp1 i il nee \,1; t h the pro v 'j s ion c; 0 f the red era 1 [ 1 c c t ; 0 n

Cam p (l i g n l\ c t 0 f 1 9 7 1.. il samend ed, ( the f\ c t ) . The a u d i t VJ a s con -

ducted pUl"'SUdnt to Seciion 43B(a){g) of Title 2 of the United

StatesC0 de \'1 hie h d i .. c c t. s the Commiss ion to IIIukefrom t i 1~1 C t o

time a ud its and fie 1J i nve $ t i gut ion S \'J i t h res pee t tore p0 r t s

and statemenl5 filed under the P\"ov;sions of the Act •

The Co II1m'j t tee reg i s t e r p d \,1; t h the 0 f fie e 0 f the

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 6,1972,

ins u pp0 r" t 0 f the Ii 0 n () r' a b 1 c Rob crt C. nC [\,J en, can did ate for

the 0 f fie Po 0 f U. S. I{ e Pr" P sen tilti v e fro 1!1 the 30 the 0 n9res s ion a 1

Dis t ric t 0 f rJc\'1 Y0 r k • The ComIII itt C C nl (l i nt J ins its he a dq U ul" l e \" s

i n \·1 ate r to\"J n, r: C\1 Y0 r k • .

The uud i teove r (' d the per; 0 d fro Iil \1 a nua r y 1, 197 5 ,

t h 1" 0 U 9 h \) u n e 3 0, 1 9 7 7, the f i 11 ale 0 vcr a ~l c date 0 f the 1 ute s t

rep 0 rtf; 1e d by the COli;III itt (~ e . The ComIII itt e ere p 0 r ted a

b e f) inn; n9 C il S h hal il nee 0 n \J ,1 11 Ua 1'"Y 1, 1 9 7 5 0 f S3 , 79 6 · (1 0 ,

total l'"cce;pts for the per';od of 542,794.73, total cxpenditul'"es

fot.. the period of ~,43,30t..17 llnd a closing cash balance on

Dec CIn bel" 31, 1976 1/ 0 f S3 , 287 •'1 6 •

11 Thl' Com III itt c c f i 1c d F[ C r 0 1"III 3a's f 0 \" the pel"i 0 d J u nUa \..Y 1,

19 ~J 7 t h ." 0 II 9 h J u n c 30, 1977 •

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Th ; s a ud i t rep 0 r t i~. '-,1 5 don doc U111 P n t it nd \-: 0 t' kin CJ

Pil pers \./ hie h sup pur' 1. e11 c h 0 f t h t.~ file t lJ a 1 t c1 t. I'IlH'" l • 1II (' Y

f 0 rill ptI r t 0 f the t" (' COt' d up () n \·Jt'l C h t h (' Co mm i ~I ~. ion lhl S .~ d i t

dec i s ion son the IH a t t (' rsin the rep 0 r t cJ nd \-J (' ,.. (~ ,1 V " i 1J h 1e l 0

Co mill i S 5 ion c too s a.n d uppro pria t estil f f for rev; c\., •

B. K~y Personnel

The p r ; nc i pII 1 0f fie e ,.. S 0 f the Co mm itt pc II t 1. h

t i Iil e 0 f the il u d -j t \./ r t.? R0 1II n dOe 1; ne, Chit i t" mil n II ndEllen S.

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The oudit included such test~ as ver-ificiltion of

rep () tOO ted r ec ei p t ~', (l 11 d (' x pen d i lu r' C' S II ndin di v i dUe I 1 t r cl n ~; i\ C t i (I II r~ ;

r c \' i e\.J 0 f r c qui " P d s tJ PP0 f t -j n ~I doc U r.: p n tat ion u Ii d cl n il 1y ~i i 0 f C() Iil -

llliLtpe dClJt~, llrld (lbl'iqations~ i1nd ~,uch other audit procl'dure~

uS dC£:lIlcd ncccssd.'Y under the ci rcumstlillces.

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I tis the 0 pin ion 0 f the f\ uJ ; t t uf f.. bas c (! uron e xu lil; nu- tion of the reports Jnd stiJtements fiied and thp reports pres f' n lcd, t h i1 t the 1" cpo r' t sail d s l J t c ::~ n t S 0 f the r·' c r\'/ en f 0 1"

COil ~l res CCli;lrli t t e (l f J i l' 1y pre s C' n t the fin a nc ; ~I 1 act; v i tie s

oft he Comin itt c e f 0 ,.. the p <: rio d co\' ere d b.v the a II d it. r 0

III ~l t p r i u"1 pro b1 e 1:1 sin co 1:1 ply i 11 ~J Vi; t h : hr red e r II 1 l 1e c t ion

C(j III PJig n Act \'J e 1" c dis C 0 vere d d u r ; 1I ~l the C0 U f S e 0 f the u U dit.

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Dca r' Con 9 l" eS 5man t-1 c [\-/ en:

[ nc los ed f 0 ,.. y 0 lJ r i nforIII () t ion i sac 0 py 0 f the f ; na1

it U d ; t rep 0 r t 0 f the Cit; zen s f 0 t.. r·1 c r',"J (' nCo mill itt e e wh; c h \./ a s

approved uy the COll1l11i 55ion on November 29, 1977.

As 0 f t II i s date.. it 11 aud i t rep 0 r t s pe ,.. t a i n i n ~J tothe

..... ,.. and 0 m i'l U <i i l s con due t (' d \-f; t h; n you r n; s t ric t ha vc not yet

bee n il pPr' 0 v ed by the Co IIImiss ion . H0 \'J r~ v er, \-, h; 1ceomm; s S ; 0 n

..c pol icy r e ~1 i\ r din 9 the I) II b1i ere1e a s e 0 f Con q ress ion a 1 ran do rn

aurlit reports ;s to i~sue the reports nf all audits conducted

.' \IJ i t hi nth e [) i s t ric t a s a f u11 n; s t 1" i c t r e 1e a s e, the pol ; c.Y

f LJ ,.. l h ("~ pro v ide S for the pub 1 ; c ; s S U l1 nee 0 fan au di t reo 0 r t

S \oJ hie h h i l S b c P. n il pP1" 0 V c d by the Commiss ion for rn 0 r" e t han

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hit' t \' day s . The t.. e for e, uP 0 n not ice by rettJ ,.. n r pcp i p t t h(l t

, 0 1I r i" f 0 ,.. III Cl t ion ale 0 py 0 f the rep 0 r t has beenrcc p i v (~ d

\'J i t h i n II p pro xi 111 i.l tel y f i ve d(1 VS ), ; t VJ; 11 be; s sue d pub 1 ; c 1.y

~. by t 11 e C() IIIill iss; 0 n a s it part i (l 1 [) i s t 1" i c t 1" C1 c a 5 e .

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Should you have fluestions rcqJrdin~l the puhlic release

of thpS0 iludit r"epol"ts, please contact r1r. David fiske of

the r. 0 Ill!a; s s ion's Pr' c ~; s 0 rfie cat (? 0 2) S2 3- :1 0 fl~) 0 r to 11 f r e e

a t (H 0n) 'l 24- 9 53O. . AflY q lJ estion s y 0 tJ In II .v .v (~ t h(l vel"e 1ate d

t () 111 d t. t p r s c (, vcr e d d1I r' i n9 the a ud itor i nth(' a ud i t rep 0 1"' t

s h0 lJ 1d bedi r (l c t Po d tor1s. J 0 ann e r,~ c S0 r 1ey 0 r r' t". Ray m0 n d L; s i

oftt1£' f\\J di t Di vis ion a t (202) 52 3- 4 155 0 l~ a t the abo vet0 11

free number.

Sincerely,

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for the f.. udit Division

Enclosure as stated

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