FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

WASHINCTON, DC 204&3

August 13, 1981

MEMORANDUH

TO:

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SUBJECT:

FRED EILAND

PRESS OFFICE

PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF FI~AL AUDIT REPORT -

CARTER/KENNEDY UNITY DI~NER COMMITTEE

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Attached please find a copy of the final audit report

of the Carter/Kennedy Unity Dinner Committee which was

approved by the Commission on July 21, 1981.

Informational copies of the report have been received

by all parties involved and the report may be released

to the public.

Attachncnt as stated

cc: FEC Library

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

ON THE

CARTER/KENNEDY UNITY DINNER COMMITTEE

I. Background

A. Overview

This report covers an audit of the Carter/Kennedy

Unity Dinner Committee (lithe Unity Conunittee"), to determine

whether there has been compliance with the provisions of the

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (lithe Act").

The audit was conducted pursuant to Section 9038(a) of Title 26

of the Internal Revenue Code which states that "after each

matching payment period, the Commission shall conduct a thorough

examination and audit of the qualified campaign expenses of every

candidate and his authorized committees who received payments

under Section 9037."

In addition, Section 9039(b) of Title 26 of the United

States Code, and Section 9038.1(b) of Title 11 of the Code of

Federal Regulations state that the Commission may conduct other

examinations and audits from time to time as it deems necessary

to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

The Unity Co~~ittee registered with the Federal Election

Commission as a joint fundraising committee, and was authorized

by President Jimmy Carter and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, on

September 30, 1980. Affiliated with the Unity Committee were

the Carter/Mondale Presidential Committee and Kennedy for President

Committee. The Unity Committee maintains its headquarters in

Washington, D.C.

The audit covered the period from October 1, 1980

through December 31, 1980. The Unity Committee reported an

opening cash balance of $-0-, total receipts of $380,587.10,

total expenditures of $365,181.50, and a closing cash balance

of $15,405.60 during the period.

This 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

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The principal officers of the Unity Committee during the

period audited were Mr. S. Lee Kling, Treasurer, Mr. Robert

Fitzgerald, Co-Treasurer, Mr. Robert S. Strauss, Co-Chairman, and

Mr. Stephen Smith, Co-Chairman.

C. Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of total

reported receipts and expenditures and individual transactions;

review of required supporting documentation and analysis of

Committee debts and obligations; and such other audit procedures

as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

II. Audit Findings and Recommendations

Matters Referred to the Office of General Counsel

Matters noted during the audit were referred to the

Commission's Office of General Counsel on June 22, 1981.
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