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REPORT OF TilE AUDIT DIVISION

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COHMITTEE FOR SAM GIDBONS

A. Ovcrvic\oJ

Thi~ report is based on an audit of the Commi ttt'C

for Sam Gibbons (the Commi llcc) u'ndcrtakcn hi' the Audit

Division of the Federal Election Commission in accordance

wi th the ComPl i ~;sion I ~~ aud i t policy to detcrr.d.nc \-Jhethcr there

has been compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election

Campaiqn Act of 1971, as amended (the Act). The audit was

conducted pur~~uunt to Section 433(a) (3) of Title 2 of the United

States Code \·/hich directs the Commission to make from time to

time audits and field investigations with respect to reports

and statements filed under the provisions of the Act.

The CamIlli ttcc rcqistered \olith the Off ice of the Clerk

oft11 e U. S • 110usc 0 f: Rep r c ~~ e n tati VO son Augu s t 2 9, 1973 ins 11 p po r t

of Honorable Sanl N. Gibbons, candidate for election :-to.:thc U.5.

House of Hepres~nt~tivcs from the 7th Conqrcssiona1 District of

Floridct. 1'he Conunittec maintains its headquarters in- Tampa,

Florida.

The iluc1it covered the period from January 1, 1975 thrn\l(:h

September 30, lCJ77, the final covcraQ0 date of the latest report.

filed by the Cn::lmittee. The Cor:unitt0(~ reported u beginninq C"lfih

balance on J~lIlu,lry l, 1975 of $151.27: total receipts for the

period of $29,72~.7G~ total expnnditurcs for the period of $24,540.36

and a closing cash billance on December 31, 197fi of $5,335.67. *

This audit renort is based on documents 3nc1 '.\]orkina papers

which support each of tile f~ctual stutcl~ents. They form part. of

the record upon \-;hich the Conunittee b~scd its decisions on the

mutter5 in thc' rcpol-t and \oJcrc availe:tblc to Conunissioners and appropri~tc staif (or review.

The Cormnillec filed FEC Form 3a, January 1, 1977 through

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B. Key Personnel

The principal officers of the Committee during

the period covered by the -:ludit were ~1r. IIl1rry g. Hurst,

Chairmc:ln, and :lrs. rtilry AlVc:lrcz, Trec:...surcr.

c. Scope

The audit included ~uch tc~ts as verification of

total repartee] recei pl~j ilnd c:-:p.\JH1.i lUI-Cfj and individuill transactions; rcvip·.v of l'0quirr~d ~::;t1pporlinq c1ocum·:.-'ntation; nnalysis

of Committee debts and ohl iq,ltions: und, ~;\~ch oth.·r audit

procedures uS deemed necessary under the Cirl~l\mstunces.

II. Auditor'~ Statement

It is the opinion of the Audit ~taff, based on examination

of the rcport~; and stutcncn ts filed dud the records presented,

that, the reports and statements of t.he Committee for Sam Gibbons

fairly prescnt the financial activi tip!) of the Comr.littce for t~c

period covcr0d by the audit. No material problems in cOr.1plying

with the Fedcrill Election Campaign Act were discover~d during

the course of the audit•

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CONGRESSIONAL AUDIT REPORT

Candidate/Committee: SAM GIBBONS/COMMITTEE FOR SAM GIBBONS

State: FLORIDA

District: 7

Location: TAMPA

Political Party Affiliation: DEMOCRAT

Major Opponent(s): DUSTY OWENS (R)

Other Candidates Audited: OWENS

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Votes Cast: General Election - GIBBONS 102,739

Primary Election - NONE

Total Receipts for Period: $29,724.76

Total Expenditures for Period: $24,540.36

First Elected (if applicable): 1962

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