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Attached p] ease find a CO})" of the final audit report

of the \vashin~lton State Hcpubl i CiJIl Fcdcr~l Campaign Com1l1i t tee

\'lhich was approved by lhe CamIlli:.;:; ion on NovemLcr 24, 197H.

1\11 informational copies of the report have been received

by all parties involvQd and thj~; report nlay be released to

the public as of today, December 12, 1978.

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SlIl\HON SNYDER

PHESS OFFICE

BOB COSTA

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PUBLIC I~j~:Ul\NCE OF AUDIT REPOR'r -

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REPORT OF TilE 1\UDIT DIVISION

ON 'fUE

\~l\SIJING'l'ON STATE REPUBLICAN FEDEI~\L CN·IPAIGN CO~U·II'rTEE

1. Background

A. OVCrVi0\v

This report is based upon an audit of the Washington

St.at(! Hcpublican Federal Campaign Committee (lithe Committee")

undertaken by the Audit Division of the Federal Election COlfu~ission in accordance with the Co~~ission's audit policy to

determine whether there has been compliance \aJit.h the provisions

of the Feder'll Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (lithe

Act"). The audit \'1as conducted pursuant to Section 438 (a) (8)

of Title 2, United Stutes Code, which directs the CommIssion

to mokc fro:n time to time audits and field investigations "lith

respect to reports and statements filed under the provisions

of the Act.

The Conunittee registered \-lith the Fcccral Election Co~nission on July 14, 1975. The Corr~ittcc maintains its

headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

The audit covered the period January 1, 1976

through March 31, 1978, the final covcr~ge date of the latest

report filed by the Committee. The Committee ~eported a

beginning cash balance at Januar~' 1,1976 of $iO".4S, receipts

for the period of $91,364.71, total e:-:pcnditurcs for the period

of $90,178.63 and a closing c~sh balance at March 31, 1978 of

$1,256.53.

This audit report is based on docum8r.. ~s and \-lorking

papers supporting each of its factual 5 ta tefL1cn~.~-: . 'rhey form

part of the .record upon \vhich the Commission b~:.s·::d its dcci~jions on the matter!> in this report and \':C:'(~ available

to COMuissioncrs and appropriate staff for rev~cw.

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'l'hc Pl' inc ipal of f iccr::; of the COliuai t- t.•.(' du r inc] the period

o r ud i L \oJ ( • l-l~ Hr. R0 : i E. 0 IIV i.s, Ch d i L:n;ln, \11\ l i 1. J u t1 C 9, 1 9 7 7 antl

~1r. I~l'nnl·t h o. Eikcnl)(~rr~l, Chail·m~l1, f~·\.':n ,Julle 10, 1977 to the

pr0~;enl, dnd Hr. Halph C. Sl.\umCn~, '1'r(:d~;Ur('r, llnlil June 9,1977

and Hr. Hl'lll'lrU J. ~i(Jlcr, 'l'rc,,15urcr, fro;a June 10, 1977 Lo

the prcscnl.

c. Scope

r.I'hc audit included ~;llch le5t~ a~J '.'erificc:1tion of

tot111 rcpor ted rc~cc ipt:; und c:·:p(~ndit'J r~:.; L1:1d inc1 i vidual trdll~­

actions; l:0V.1.c\·" of rf'quired supportin(j llDCUm(~nt~ltion; tlnul~'~;is

of Con\mi t te... deb l~; dnd oblig a tions; a:1d, such O~hCl· ilucli t

procedures a~ deemed llc~ccs~ary under thl2 circumst~nccs.

II. Audi tor IS Sta t(:I:\t ':1 t

It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based u~on examination

of the reports ~nd ~';L.lt~ments filed and th~ records presented,

that the reports and ~~ t....l tcmcnts of the ~·:.)shin(Jton Sta te Rcpublic,,"1:1

Federal Camp.:li(~n Committee fairl~l ~rescn:' the fi.nancial activiti·.~:-~

of the Con'Jnit~~c for th,'~ period ~o~"er.'?C: lJ~' the aud':'~. :~o 1:1aLerial

problel:1S in cO:~lI?lyin'j 'di th Lhc Federal Ca~~lp~i'Jn Act '.-Jere discovcr·..!....

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