SANDLER, REIFF, YOUNG & LAMB, RC. 

March 8,2013 

Mr. Thomas Hintermeister 

Assistant Staff Director 

Audit Division 

Federal Election Commission 

999 E Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20463 

Dear Mr. Hintermeister: 

This letter will serve as the response of the Mississippi Democratic Paity PAC ("MDP") to 

the Interim Audit Report ("JAR") of the Federal Election Commission's Audit Division ("the Audit 

Division") for the period covering the MDP's financial activities for 2009 and 2010. 

The response to each of the Audit Division's four findings is as follows: 

Finding #1 

The lAR's first finding involves the correction of the disclosure of financial activities for 

the committee's reports for calendar year 2009. The Audit report found minor reporting 

discrepancies during the 2009 calendar year as well as an erroneous opening cash-on-hand. In 

response to the lAR, the MDP has amended its 2009 reports and has made corresponding 

amendments to subsequent reports. The MDP notes that the increased disclosed activities relate to 

minor bookkeeping errors that occurred during the 2009 calendar year. The MDP has undertaken 

improvements to its reporting and accounting systems to ensure more accurate reporting now and in 

the future. 

Finding #2 

The second lAR finding involved missing payee information on the conunittee's reports. 

The MDP has amended its reports to provide the missing payee information. 

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Finding #3 

The third lAR finding involved missing information regarding occupation and employers 

for contributions received by the MDP during the 2010 election cycle. The MDP has filed 

amended reports to provide the missing information. The MDP has been unable to locate any 

records that indicate that it had made follow up requests for donor information during the 2010 

cycle. However, MDP solicitation materials regularly included a request for occupation and 

employer information. 

The MDP has developed a best-efforts procedure such that all solicitations include a request 

for occupation and employer and mandated disclaimers required by 11 C.F.R.§ 104.7. In addition, 

follow-up requests are made for donors missing occupation and employer within 30 days of the 

receipt of a contribution. Furthermore, donors missing such information at the time a report is 

required to be filed trigger an internal review to ensure that the committee has not inadvertently 

omitted information contained within committee records at the time of filing. Finally, any 

information missing information received subsequent to a filed report will be included on amended 

reports. 

Finding #4 

The fourth lAR finding involves recordkeeping for party payroll for employees who are 

paid all or in-part with non-federal fiinds. The MDP now maintains montlily logs to track 

employee time spent on federal activities and federal election activities for those employees who 

are paid all or in-part with non-federal fimds. 

If you require any further information, or have any other questions, please call me at (202) 

479-1111. 

Sinca-ely, 

Neil Reiff 

Counsel to the Mississippi Democratic Party 

PAC