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THE SOPER FOR COi~GR[SS cor·H·l1 TTEE

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C()n~ll'f~~',·~ COlnmi ttce (" the (01'11:1; ttee") undci"takt':l1 by th(! I\IHl it

Di vis inn 0 f the Fed era 1 E1c c t ion Co mm; S S ion i n uceo r dII nee \'/ i t h

the COl::rI ; S s ion I s a 1I d; t pol; c'./ to dc t e rill i ne \'J hc the l" t 11 ere hd S

bP l' n C, ill; p 1 ; an ce\'l; t h the p 1" 0 V ; S ; 0 n s 0 f t h P. Fed e r' u 1 [i e c t ion

C,1 r:~ Pil i q J\ Act 0 f, 19 71, as aIII end e d (II the Act II ) • The aud i t \., as

conduct·:'O pursuant to Section 43S(a){8) of Title 2 of thp.

li II ; t l'J St. ~l t esC0 de \'J hie h di l" ec t s the Co mill iss; 0 n torn,at: P fro iii

t i r:i e () t; 'it e u U d its and f; r 1din \' cst ; (] at; 0 n s \.:; t h res ~) t) C t t 0

"C'POI'tS (lua statements filed under the p."ovisions of the j\ct.

The Comm; t tee r e'1 ; s tel" ed \'1 i t h the F ti el"alE1 ec t ion

Co Iii i~ iss i 0 11 0 n Feb r' 11 a r'Y 2, i 9 76, cl s t It cpr'inc i pal C ulil r);! i Sn

C0 I~; m; t tee 0 f J 0 ann Po D. Sop e r, can d; date for e 1e c t ; 0 n tothe

1I • S, t! " use 0 f Rep." e sen tat; IJ sf,'" 0 :n the 6 t h Dis t t"; c t 0 flo\,! J •

The CUIl:::iittee maintained its headquJrtel"s in Sioux City, 10','J,1.

The aud; teo v ere d the pe ~" ; 0 d Jan ua l'"Y 1, 19 7G, t 11 t 0 i.: r. ~~

J u 1y 29, 1977• Du l'" ; n 9 the per; 0 d Jan u" r y 1, 1 9 7G t h r 0 u 0 i1 ,1\ Pt' i '\

30, 19 77, the c los i n date 0 f the 1 ate s t r' cpo l" t f i i cdrl" i 0 r ;: 0

the i\ Ud it, the Com In it.tee rep 0 .'" ted b c <J ; n n i n 9 cas h 0 f :. - 0 -, r C 8 ; :) t :,:

of SGO,6G9.60 t expenditure~ of S60 t 669.60 t and ending cash of S-0-.

Th ; s a ud i t rep 0 r tis bus edon doc U:'1 C nt san d \'/0 I' kin 9

p t1 pel'" 5 S lJ pro I'" tin f1 C II C h 0 f the f act U II 1 s tat l~ 1~1 C n t s . Th0'y furin

pII r t 0 f the r e cor d up 0 n \.: hi c h the Co mm iss ion bas cd its d t~ cis i ,~ :'\ .;

on the I:~ (l t tel'"sin t his rep 0 l" tand \., ere il vui 1ab1e toe 0 nH~l issi () n(~ r'

and il Ppro p I" i J t s t a f f f O}'" rev i e\'1 •

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J)(!t';od C()VI""(~d by the ~llJdi t ',:' '"'! t1r. I ;Ilji~t'l ~~(lPC~I". ,J,' •• Ch" i "j'"in

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as deemed neccssury under tile cirCUITI~tdnccs.

I I • Aud; t () r t 5 Sl utemen t J nd [) t~ set" ; p. t ; 0 n 0 f F; nd ; nq s

Sec t ion 432 ( d) a f -:- i t 1c 2 0 f t 11 (~, II n; ted St (l t I~ S Cod ..

r cq u; ,'e sueam:~1 itt c (~ t l' e a s ut" e,' tar e t ,1 ; n .' CC l"! i Pt r~ db; 11 f 0 )..

eve t'Y e:< Pe11 d i t lJ l" C mad e by 0 ron b(; hal f 0 f the r. 0 IIIIn ; t t ae ; n

ex c eS S 0 f S100, 0 r f ())' i1 1esse r uma un t ; f J 11 I~ Xpen di t ures

to tile same person exce~d SleO Juring u cuienc.1u)" year.

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th~ audi t.

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\'l as mad e to de term i n l~ the ad C'1 U,i CY 0 f S LJ LJ po," till ~1 doc Uj~l t2 n t (1 t ; () ~~ . The res u' t S 0 f t his t (~ s.t sh0 '." eJ t h J t ni II C (~) 0 f the 10 c x pen d i -

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19 7G t !l )" 0 U 9:1 ,) a Ji U II ...Y 31. 1977 • Th; S l" vic'..J 1" e 'I e.:l 1 l~ d t hJ t 0 f 1 .

ex p t~ n d i t ute s (S 0 " 4"~ 0 f t h l~ t () t J 1 ; t r. In i (~ d (~ x [1 (l nd i t u }" n5) a ~, l' Co ~~ .. :: .: " ,,

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1~, 'l a, the COllll~1i S 5 i on race; vcd the rc'lu i '''co documcn til t i on from tL ~~

COlllll1ittee.

S; nc (~ the Coram ; t tee ht\ 5 S1I brn ; t ted the r cque !j ted doc UIII P fI t d t i un.

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C() Iii ill i 5 ion 0 r. J unc 27 t 19 77, co ve r i nCJ t h r e r~ ; 0 d : J )~ ch 31 to

J\ pr' i 1 30, 1977• 1\ t t hat t; methe Com111 ittee '" ep() }' t t~ d n0 0 lJ t -

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the pcJ.'I t:ll1 n t 0 f 11 J dit; 0 n/1 1 paI' l~ 0 11 t ax 0 b1 ; n Cl t i () ns ; n J u1~/. 19 •./ •

tot (1 1; 1\' $3S7• 9 5 • Th H Cun(1 i du t Q con t r ; butedt ~l l~ nee ~~ 5 sal"'y fun I.:

tothceolil ;~1 ; t t e tor Qt ; l" the s e unc xpe c ted 0b1i 9J t ; 0n5 •

HereCOinmen dedt 0 the ComIn; t tee t hit t t tH~ y f i 1 ~~ un

nmended tl~}"min,lt;on report inco,"po}"ating tile pctj'l"o11 tiJ:< P,1:1'!:111:1~~

und the c\) n t l" i b l: t ; 0 n f r" 0 In the C,i nd ; dute • 0n [I C C CIIIber 12. 19 i"/ "

t h C0 r.1m; s s ion T" ec c ; vedthe Commit tee I sum end edt er (i1 ; nJ t ion l" CPC" 1

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a CO::I,;',; t1.(~,~ to l1;~clo~e the nilmc ilnd llddt'C's~) of each po1 i liccll

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( ~) con t 1· i bII t 'j 0 n tot,,1 1i 11 '1 S3SS \l nd t h r ec (3) t 1" il nsf e r - i II

toti31inq $~~25 \'Jhich th0 COl.lmittc0. din not itt~rilizc ilS reqlJil'l~d in

i t!l rep 0 ,- t toth l~ Co IIImi ; (; n • The P. i <l h t (B) i t C!ll ~~ " (. p r p ~~ (~ n t

1:~.3':~ of thC? trJtcll it(~m~ r(~quirinq itemizlltion. Thc~.t) COIl1.l"it'llti()rl~ and tr,1n~;f(!1·~, fJnr;ilicJ in ill:lounts f\-ol11 ~,50 to SlO!), Ll)talcJ

$ B0 (1. 3.;~ 0 f the tot a 1 illii 0 Unt r cqui r ; n9 ; t em i zat; 0 n ) .

to! t~ '''' (~C 0 IlHIl end (~d t 0 hl! Co ll1nlitt c c t h,1 t the v f i 1e

cor:l p t' L? hen s i v e Jill cnd:;l ent f 0 1" 197G to; nc' udc the r e I J i r c? d '; nfor' -

m(l t ; 0 n • 0n D(~ c em be r 12, 19 77, the COinIn iss; 0 n r ecei vedthe

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t his i nf 0 '"m,,\ t ion, n0 J dd it; 0 nul act ion ; s t~ e comIn end cd .

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Hestern IO\'/a t Sioux City'

Po1itica1 ?Jr~y 'Affiliaticn: Republican

Berkley Bedell (D)

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'fotes Cas:: G~neral ~~~c~icn - Bedell 133,507 Soper 62,292

Primary ::i eC-:i.crt - None

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