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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

11.!S it' S1Ril t N.W.

""ASHINGlON.D.C. 204&3

REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

ON

ERDALL FOR CONGRESS

I. Backcround

A. Overview

This report is based on an audit of Erdall for Con~~ess ("the Committee"), undertaken by the Audit Division

of the Federal Election Commission in accordance with the

Co~~ission's audit policy to determine whether there has

been compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Cat7,:":-~i.;n· Act of 1971, as amended ("the l\ctlt

). The audit "las con~uc:cd pursuant to Section 438(a) (8) of Title 2 of the

United States Code which directs the COlmnission to make from

ti1:~e to time audits and field investigations \vith respect to repo~ts and statements filed u~der the provisions of the Act.

The Committee registered with ~he Federal Election COr:'.:r~ission on .\ugust 11, 1976 in support of Richard ~!. Zrdall. t

candidate for election to the office of u.s. Representative

fro::1 the 5th Congressional Dist-rict of ?-1inncsota. T~1e

Co::::::j.r.t(..~e rnaintained its hea.dquarters in ~·linneapo1is, 1~iinneso4ta.

The audit covered the period from July 7, 1976

th::-c":;h September 30, 1977, the final coverage date of the lat~s:: ret;01:t filed bv the COlnrllittce at the time of the audi~.

rrhc C(\I~l::1ittce reported a beginning cash balance on July 7 J 1976

of $-0-, total receipts for the period of $12,185.21, total

expendituren for the period of $11,630.42 and a closing canh bal~!... cc on December 31,1976 of $554.79. 1./

. This audit report is based on doc~~cnts ~nd workin~

pa?c~s which support each of the factu~l s:atcmcnts. They for~

pa::-: of the record upon \.;hich the Cot'arni~s ion bas(~cl its dcci~, ions

on ::::.:.: ::l:ttters in the r~port ~nd \~cre available to C01Th~lissioncrs

anc ~~propriatc staff for review.

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1/ Co~.1l,i.tt(.'e filed FI:C Fornl 33 for the period 1/1/77-9/30/77.

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B. Key Personnel

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It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based upon examinatio:1

or the reports and st3tcwcnts filed and c~e records presented,

that the reports ~.nd S:'::1tcI:1Cnts of the Erdall for Congress

cOll11rlittcc fairlv nrescnt the financi~l accivities of the Cornn1ittc..:~~

for the period ~oZ·c1:eJ by the-) ."~udit. ~Jo naterial problems in

complying ~'lith the. Federal E1L~ction C~t:~rni;:1 .Act 't-Jere discovered

during the cours C 01. the c:luc.i t: •

II. Auditor's StntcMcnt

The principal officers of the Co~mittee during the

period of the audit were Nr. John Gasser, Chairman, July 7,

1976 to Scptcnbcr i, 19i6, ~lr. Wayne Popham, Chairman, Scptcmbe~

7, 1976 to present, and Mr. Robert B. Gillespie, Treasurer.

c. Scope

The audit included ~uch tests 35 verification of total

reported receipts and expenditures and individual transactions; rcviC~'l of ~cquircd sup;~orti:1:~ documentation; analysis of

Cont:.littcc ~ebts and oDLi~.ations; and, SUC!l other audit procedurc~)

as deemed necessary llnJ~::, the circumstances.

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