Attachment as stated

JUDY HAWKINS'

PUBJ..IC ISSUANCE OF AUDI't' REPORT

. FRED S. EILAND·

PRESS OFFICE,

'. ,BOB COSTA

AUDIT DIVISION

It!". '01 ~II I N.W.

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FEDLRAIEl.ECTION COMMISSION

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MEr-tORANDUM

February l2~ 1979

~, . _, Attached'please find, the final audit report of the",

r·tilUlosota ,D.emocratic Telethon Committee which was approved " . by the Commission 'on November 16, 1979 ,,,,,.

As of this date, February 12 , 1979, all. informational

copies of the. report have been received by all parties

·involved and· this· report may be released to the public.

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r[DER,\l. [l,[CTION CO.\·\.\·\ISSION

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tnm,mSOT1\ DEI·lOCRl\'l'IC TBLETHON COt-!HlT'rEF.

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'rhn principal offiC0r.r.: of the COI\'Jl\i ttec-l ,...cre Hr. Pan}",

Fisch0r., Chilirman, and Mr. Lawrence R. Meyer, ~rcasurcr.

'l'his audit report is based on documents and "1Or}~ ina

pap~~rs r:llP1Jorting each of its filctunl st.:ltel1ents. ':"hey form

pCJ.rt of: tlln record upon \'lhich the Conunisr.don based its c10.C isions

on the m,l t terr; in this report and \.;ere avail:lb1c to C'or.\Misn ionl~:"s

and appropri.:lte stnff for· revim'1.··

'1.'ho Hinnesota Democratic ~e1ethon Cornmittee rcgi.5ter~d

\'/i th thc.! 0 f f icc of the Clerk of the t:nited States !Touse of

Enp!'C'SI'::li t:l t l.'leS on June 28, 1971\ and filed its terrnina tion report

,.li. th .th(~ j-' .•, :{~ral E1ecti.on Cor.md.nsion on necember 22, 197 (). '?'he

COl:1mi t tr~ .... llli.lintnined its hCildquarters in r-!inncapo1is, ~1,inn(.!sota"

Thin report is based on an audit of the Hinnenotil

Democratic 'l'clcthon Comr.littee ("the Committee") undertn}~en

by th(~ ;'ucli Division of the Federal Election Coriu'T\ission in

accol~,:ancc '..ri. th the Com:nisr; ion IS audit policy, to determine

whether t:h(!n.~ has been compliance \o/i th the provisions of the

Fedornl Elc~tion Campaign Act of 1971, as amended ("the Act").

'l'h(~ audit \'I(lr; conducted pursuant to Section 438 (a) (R) of '!'itle

2, Uni ted ~; tates Code, \'1hich directs the Commission to make

from time to time audits and field investigations with respect

to reportR and statements filed under the provisions of the Act.

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to 1..1 I rc:portc:d rcct':ip t:, .::n'~ c:·:pend i tu:'C!; and i.ndi"j (lual tr.an!1-

ac l. i fill::; rcvie,'~ of requir(:d Gupportil~CT docU!:1Cn ta tion: nnulysis

of Cr IIIlt:\ i ttcc debts an<1 nbliqll tio1U~: and such other audit proc(~dlll-'-~:; as de('1~1cd ncr;(::~;!j'::~:' under the circum" tancr:::-i.

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It. i.f> thn opinion of the Audi t :3 taff bn~-;(~d upon c:-::nmi.na ~:ion

of Uw l:CpOr.t:!i and ~; !::: ~:f:'!::('=-l t~~ filr~d and the r.c-:r:f.lrrlri presen ted,

t.h.:1t t!w r·!ilinr.<:ota D'-~!::')C~-f.t.t:ic 'l'clct!;o:1 Committ(~C! \-lil!1 not a

lJoli tic'-11 cOII'!'i1i ttcc <1:; c:'.::": -~.n(:d by the ;'.ct and war; no t subj cct to

the j u d.!3dic Lion of th~ Co!:::nission.

'1'1Iis opinion is b,J,s(":~3 on the fuct tha t the COr.1mi ttee did

not r.t'l:,:!iva cGntribu ti:..)!':~:; 0:: maJ:c e::-:penci tures in support of

Fcd<:'r'-ll candi(~.:.t t.es in an <J.;:·,onnt c:·:ceeding Sl, 000 during a calcnc-lar

~'(~(lr. ,~'~o COl:-.~:,i ttcc~ ·.·.'t:.:5 :: :':1ilJic8cl l::y' t:1C DC~lnOC::-:ltic-f':-'.rncr-!,abor

P<ll:t::' of ;Hnntl::;ot<J. :o~ t:;,-~ pnrpose of r<J.isin~ :unds on behalf

of thL' J)c:n:oc];zl'd.c Pu!.-t::· .

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