F~D[RAl. ELECTION COMMISSION

April 4, 1980

MEHORANDUM

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FROM:

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FRED EILAND

PRESS OFFICE~

BOB COSTA .

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JUDY HAWKINS

PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF FINAL AUDIT REPORT -

CALIFORNIA DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION CO~~ITTEE

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Attached please find a copy of the final audit report

of the California Dental Political Action Committee which

was approved by the Conunission on March 3, 1980.

Informational copies of the report have been received

by all parties involved and this report may be released to

the public as of today, April 4, 1980.

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~EPORT OF THE AUnI~ DIVISION

ON THE CALIF'O~MI1\ nR~l'"}\T, POIJITICAL AC''J'ION C('~~"IrT"~~E

I. Backnround

A. Overview

~his report is hased on an audit of the California

nental Political ~.ction COITlITlittee (lithe \on.lJnittee"), unrlertaken

by the Audit Oivision of the Federal ~lection Cornmissio~ in

accordance with the ~o~~ission's audit policy, to determine

whether there has been compliance with the provisions of the

Federal Flection C'ampaiqn Act of 1~71, as amended ("the J\ct").

~he audit ~as conducted pursuant to Section 438(a) (8) of ~itle

2 of the Vnited States Cone, which directs the \o~mi~sion to

make from time to time audits and field investiqations ~7ith

resnect to renorts and statement~ filed under the provi~ions o~

the Act.

~he Committee re~istered with the 0fficc of the

Clerk of the u.~. House of ~epresentatives on ~pril 20,

1972 and is a multi-candidate committee as defined in Section

441a(a) (4) of rritle 2, Pnited ~tates Co~c. ~he ComMittee

maintains its head~uarters in SacraMento, California.

The audit covered the period ~anuary 1, 1976 throunh

~1arch 11, 1978, the final coveraqe date of the latest renort

filed bv the Co~mittee at the time of the audit. '"he rommittec

reported a beginning casp ha1ance of ~ll6,822.22, total receints

of ~398,484.44, total expenditures of ~339,145.37, and endino

c~sh balance of $17l,80~.45. l/

~his audit report is hased on documents and ~.1orkinn

p3ners which su~port each of its factual statements. ~hey

form part of the record upon which the rom~ission based its

decisions on the matters in this report and \.1ere availahle

to Com~is~ioner~ and ap~ropriate staff for review.

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1/ ~hc Co~~ittC0 re~ort0d state and Federal activity t~rnU0~

D0ccmhcr 31, 1976, and reducerl the beainnina cash ~a]3nc0

hy ~4,051.S4 on ~anuary 1, l~77, to eiiminate the ac~ivity

fr0M t~c stat0 accounts.
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'rhe principal officers of the Committee during the

period covered by the audit were: Chairman, Dudley S. Moore,

L/l/76 - 10/31/77; Anthony J. Cusenza, 10/31/77-3/31/78;

'rreasurer, William J. Blythe, 1/1/76-10/31/77; John H.

Hodgson II, 10/31/77-3/31/78.

C. Sc~pe_

The audit included such tests as verification of total

reported rcce ipts and expend i tures and indiv,idual transactions;

review of required supporting documentation; analysis of Committee

debts and obligations and such other procedures as deemed necessary

under the circumstances.

A. Certain matters noted during the audit were referred

to the Commission's Office of General Counsel for consideration

on October 12, 1978.
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