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REPORT OF TilE AUDIT DIVISION

ON THE

REPUBLICA'N SEflATE-HOUSE DINNER '76

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A. ___ Overvi('w••_0__-

This report covcrs an audit of the Republican

Scnate-House Oinnel' '76 (lithe Committee"), undertaken

by the Audit Division of the Federal Election Commission

in accordance with the Commission's audit policy to

determine whether there ·hilS been compliance with the

provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,

as amended (" the Act "). The audi t was conducted pursuant

to 2 U.S.C. 438(a)(8) which directs the Commission to

make from time to time audits and field investigations

with respect to I'CPOI'ts and statements filed under the

provisions of the Act.

The Committee filed two reports with the Commission

c 0 vel' i 11 ~I the peri 0 d Feb r ua ,'.y 6, 1976 t hr 0 u ~J h J un e 30. 19 7f

at \·thich time thc Committee tCI'minated. The dinner \'las held

on ~lal'ch 31. 1976 and co-sponsored by the National Republican

Senutor'ial Committee, thl: r:;Jtiona1 Republican Congressional

Committee, and the Republican Congressional Boosters Club.

All ('xrp.nses for thf~ dinner were plIid by the National

H(!Pllbliclln Senatol'ial COI:ll<dUee \'/hich maintains all of the

records for the Committee at its offices.

The a 1I di teovCI' edt he pe l'i 0 d Feb I' II II I'Y 6, 1 9 76 t h r 0 ugh

llulle 30, 1976. the date thrl)llqh \'lhi ch the Commi ttf~e fi 1ed

its tPI'IIl"ination repol't. Dul'ing th(~ pel'iod t1l(! Committee

rep II r t C' d tot a 1 I' Po C C i p t S 0 f ~, 4 :, 7 •(; B() . 34, \'1 h i c II \'1 ere sub -

sl~qllentl'y t.1'iln~.r~~rl'('c1 to t.1J(~ thl'e(~ ilfol'CIllPlltianed COIl1-

::litt.f'(~!;. The rOli::ilittee rc~port(!d no be~inninn 01' endin!J

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This audit report'isbased on documents and working

papers supportin!) 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 Commissio~ers

and appropriate staff for review.

B. Key Personnel

The principal officers of the Committee throughout the period audited were the Honorable Ted Stevens~ Chairman,

and Mr. William C. Matis, Treasurer.

. C. .Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of

total reported r'eceipts,.and expenditures and invididual transactions; review of required s~pporting documentatiori; ~nalysis

qf Committc'e debts and obligations; and, such other audit

procedures as deemed necessary under the circum~tances.

II. Auditor's State~ent

It is th~ opiniQn of t~e Audit staff, based upon examination of the reports and statements filed and the records pre- sented, that the reports and statements of the Republican ScnJte-Hou~;e Dinner '76 Committee fairly present the financial

activities of the Committee for the period covered by the audit.

No material problems in complying with the Federal Election Camp~ign Act were discovered during the course of the audit.
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