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REPORT OF 'THE AUDIT DIVISION .ON THE

CITIZENS FOR DAVE OBEY COMMITTEE • •

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A. Overview .. e.

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This report is based upon an audit of the Citizens

for Dave Obey Committee (lithe Committee") undertaken by the

Audit Division of the Federal Election Commission in accordance

with the Commission's audit policy to determine whether there

has been compliance ~/ith the provisions of the Federal Election

Campaign Act of 1971, a's amended (lithe Act"). The audit was

conducted pursuant to Section 438(a)(8) of Title 2 of the United

States Code which directs 'the Commission to make from time to

c: time audits and field investigations with respect to reports and statements filed under the provisions of the Act. .. .'.

c The Committee originally registered with the Clerk

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f the House of Representatives on May 21, 1974, as a political

ommittee supoorting the Honorable David Obey, candidate for _. re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 7th . Co n9ress ; 0 na1 0i s t ric tin His consin. 0n ~, arc h 18, 1976, ~1 r. 0bey

c designated the Committee to be his principal campaign committee

for the 1976 Congressional election. The Committee maintained

1ts headqua r t er s i'n ~J au s sau, t~ i s consin.

· The audit covered the period January 1, 1975, the

effecttve date of'the Act, as amended, through June 30,1977.

During that period .the Committee reported opening cash of

$11,936.69, total receipts of S60,3~4.76t total expenditures of

$50,607.18 and closing cash of S21,654.27.

This audit report is based on documents and working

papers supporting 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 Commissioners

and appropriate staff for review •

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B. Key Personnel

The principal officers of the Committee during the

audit were Mr. John W. Slaby, Chairman, and Mr. John F. Spencer,

Treasurer.

c. Scope

This audit included such tests as verification of

total reported receipts and expenditures and individual

transactions; review of required supporting documentation;

analysis of Committee debts and obligations; and, such other

audit procedures as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

II. Auditor's Statement

It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based upon examination

of the reports and statements filed and the records presented, that the reports and statements of the Citizens for Dave Obey Committee fairly represent the financial activities of the Committee for the period covered by the audit. No material problems in complying with the Federal Election Campaign Act were

discovered during the course of the audit.

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