Attached as st3tcd

March 26, 1980

FRED EILAND

PRESS OFFICE

BOB COSTA

JUDY HmiKIN,f/:.--

PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF FINAL AUDIT 'REPORT - REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN

II Df. RAl ElECTION COMMISSION

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InformQtional copies of this report have been received

by all parties involved and this report may be released to

the public as of today, March 26, 1980.

Attached please find a copy of the final audit report of

the Republican Party of \~isconsin which was approved by the

Commission on r.-larch 14, 1980.

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

The Committee originally registered as the ~epublican Party

of Wisconsin and, for calendar year 1976, filed reports

which included both Federal and State election activity.

On December 27, 1976, the Republican Partv of Wisconsin

reaistered a separate Federal committee which was establi~hed in accor~ance with ~ection l02.6(a) (1) (i) of the

Commission's Requ1ations to report Federal activity only.

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The Repuh1ican Party of ~isconsin-Federa1 Committee,

\...hich reqistered \vith the Commission on December 27, 1976,

I-,~ported a beginning cash of $ -0-, total receipts of $61,804.74,

total expenditures of 555,113.77 and a closina cash balance on

October 2, 1978 of $6,690.97.

The audit covered the period January 1, 1976 to

October 2, 1978, the final coverage date of the latest report

filed by the Committee at the time of the audit. During 1976,

~he Committee reported a beginninq cash balance of ~12,755.l1,

total receipts of S516,977.99, total expenditures of ~524,047.91,

and a c10sinq cash balance on Decembf:!r 31, 1976 when it terminated its registration with the Commission of ~5,685.19.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

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REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN

The Committee registered with the Office of the Clerk

of the U.S. House of Representatives on April 19, 1972 as the

State committee representing the Republican Party in Wisconsin. 1/

The Committee maintains its headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin.

This report is based on an audit of the Repub1ica~l

Party of Wisconsin ("the Committee"), 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 Flection

Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (lithe Act"). ~he audit was

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

States Code, which directs the COITlmission to make from time to

'time audits and field investigations with respect to reports and

statements filed under the provisions of the Act.

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Certain matters noted durinn th0 au~it were referred

to the Cornr.lission' s Office o~ General C01\T1seJ. for consi~.eration

on February 16, 1979 •

The audit included such tests as verification of

total reported receipts and expenditures and individual

transactions; revie\", of required supporting documentation;

analysis of Committee debts and ob1iqations; and such other

audi t procedures as deemed necessary und(~r the circumstances.

Scope

A. Matter ~eferred to the Office of r.enera1 r.ounse1

Pindinq and Recommendation

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B. Key Personnel

The principal officers of the- Comrnittee during the

period covered by. the audit were: Chairman - ~eorge Parker,

1/1/76-12/27/76; Alice N. Read, 12/27/76-7/12/77; .T. ~~ichae1

Borden, 7/12/77-10/2/78; Treasurer - J. Hichae1 Rorden, 1/1/76-

7/12/77; Arthur Shannon, 7/12/77-7/7/78; Oliver Smith, 7/7/78-

10/2/78.

This audit report is based on documents and working

papers which support each of its factual statements. They form

part of the record upon which the Commission based its decisions

on the matters in this report and were available to rommissioners

and appropriate staff for review.

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