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PUULIC ISSUANCE OF AUDIT REPORT

'l'I:.:Xi\S lJEr-lOCRA'l'IC PAR'l'Y-l"EDI:.:IU\L

.:. UDY IIi\\'JKINS

SHARON SNYDER

PRESS OFFICE

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...Aublic Record

December 12, 1978

Attachment as stated

All informaLional copies of the' report have Leen received

by all pLlrtic~ involved and this rC'pOl~t mal' be released Lo

the public as of Loday, December 12, 1978.

Attached pl el1~;e find a copy of the final audi t report

of the 'l'cxas Democratic Party-Fedenll vlhich \'las approved bl'

Lhe Commission on November 27, 1978.

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f[DI.RAI. [lECIION COMMISSION

'l'his aucli t report is based on c10C\1P1C':l Uj and \'10r}~ino

p;lllers l::hich support each of the factuul stat:ar\ents. '."}wv form

pa rt of the record upon which the! Cor.u1,ission }1.:1:j('(1 i tn (locisians

0n t.he JTla t.ters in t.he repor t: ann were avai.lahl.:: t.o Corunissi011erS

and appr~Jri~te staff for review•

'!'he audi t covern(l the period from February 10, 1978

throu0h ,June 30, 1978, the final coveraqe elate of the mo~l: recent

)'cport filed by the COPl1l'ittec at the time of tJlC uncUt.. m}w

Commi ttec renortecl a bet:l.i.nninq celsh balance on Fehru':lr V 10, 197P.

of $-0-, .tota1 recc-ipts for the period of $18 ,Oflll. 2?, total e:·:peneUtures for the poriO(; of $13,500.00 and a clc:'sin~T cush halance 0n

June 30, 1978 of $4,588.22.

'.rhe ComJTlittce re:t:d.stcr.ed \·,ith the Federal r.]ccUon

COJlUni~;s.ion on February 16, 1978 as el Federal .account of theDemocra tic Party of ']'eX<ls. ':'hc COr11ni ttee recci"eel ~'exa5'

proportion<l t.e share of thn receipts collecteel by the ]\S"OCj;l Hon

of Sta te Del'locra tic CbairDcrsons and trClnsf erTC'(l ther1 to tll(~

':'exas D0mocratic Party (non-Federal). ':'he Connittqc mu.intains

ij:s henu(lUarters in 1\ustin, ':r'exas.

This report if; based on im ancli t of the '!'exas

Dt'J!IocraUc Pi.l.r.ty-Fedcrill ("the ComMittee") unclertil}~en hy

the ]\u<li t Division 0 f: the f'e<'l.eral Flection C'oT!\J11ission 5.n

acconl.ance \·.'i th the COl'lInission' s aucli t policy to detcrnine

whether therC' has }"'een cOPl~)liancp. \·,i th tbe provisions of

the Federal Flection Canfl.iion 7\ct of 197J., as cunencled (" the

Act"). 'J'l'.e i'l.uclit \'las conc~t1ctexl oursuant to f'cction il3? e,-I) (Po)

of Ti tIc 2 0f the I 1ni tell St'a tC's Code \·!hich c1irC'cts thc.! ('clIm:lir;:d.01l

to make f1'01:1 tim0 to time illlCU ts and fieJ.cl investiqn ti ow; \..'i th

respect to reports and statements filed under the provi~;i0ns

of the l\.ct.

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RJ;~PORT OF ~'I'F APPI'!' DIVISION

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Tl~y'}I.S P~~·OCR1\'J:'J~C P·1\R'.'.'Y- T"f,nI'PJu.

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P('I°i.O<1 illlllitcd wort! to'r. Cnlvin H. (~u(!Hl, Chainnnn, und

H.-. Joseph C. Gag0n, 'J'rcusurcr.

'J'he audit included such tc!:jts ~I:; v(~rif:.ic[ltion 01 t-r"~ll

reportcc1 n_'ct..dptr; <lnd (~:·:pcnc1i.turefj iln(l .individual U"lllwile1:ion:;:

r('vie\',' of r(!qlli.rc~e1 supportinq docur:1C'ntill. ion a 11(1 llll~11Yf;i:; of

Committee c1d".:~ nn(l 01>1 iqutionr::: .:lnd !jlll'h other auclit procedlll'c'::;

as c1cemcc1 l1(~c.:C!:~Hary un<lC'r thc~ ci rcur.lstancl'H.

II. Auditor':; Sliltcmll'nl:

It is Uw opinioll of Ul0 Audi.t :;t<l[f b.wcc1 on e:-:<lminal:illn

of th(~ report:; ,111<1 "tilt l'III0.nt:; f.il cel nn<1 t.he rccon1:; pn"!:j('nlN!

t.hat: 'l'exas DCH\OCriltic j'ilrty-Fc<le',-.:l1 is not n Jlol1.tic.:l1 GOlllmitlc(!

ns ckfincc1 by the' Act. ,mel \"'llS not ::ull'ject to tll<.: jurisdiction of

lhe Commission c1ud.nq the nuclit pcr.iod.

'rhis opinioll i:; };~I:;cc1 on thc! f.:ICt that the· C'onmittc'c ha:,

not: supported Cill'i'! idill.l'!:; in connection with Fede'ral eloction:;

and th<lt: it (,:·:i:;t~: ,In an intl'rmodinrv b('t:\','c~c'n the j\Bsociat:iol1 (')f

State Democratic Cha.i l"jJl~rsons and the 'l'(!xas DCl1loer,ltic Party

(non-Feder~l)•

'rhe 'I'n?<lst11-('l" ::;Llll~(1 that th(~ Committ<!(, \·;ill contilluc' \.0

fil0 reportR \... 1. t~1 LIl(' Commission until tlw I1C',.;]·/ e]I'ctn(1 ~t,1 Le

Par t:y Ch.:d.nn<lll de'e i d('~; \·:hether the Commi t.tel! \·:ill function a:,

" poli tienl commi t tel! or termina tc •
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