•

•

....

... . . -- .-' '"

III )1 RAt [l(enos co~'~'tSSION

, .' ·n:!!1 ,\\

\'. .'.f •II I' 1II :' I.;', :

RPoI'ORT 01'" THE AUf>lT DIVISIO}l C'~! 'i'lII'~

\'1~:···1 ;::'1' REl...ttJ\I.JCl\~I F~P!~~)l\T, J~I.l::crl·IOtJS CO:.tr·1tfl"1·!·~1·:

I. U':lcl:':1 'HInd ----. .._--

'!':. ;.~ rcmort in b.1S('I.: on an i1udit or the V('rMnnt

Republ i,~,,:; 1'. 'd,~r:ti 1-;] ~~c.~ti f)!1:; C'C:-li:d th"~C' en the CC\tT'.Mitt.cu"),

unct(\rt"~~'''~1 L': the l\udi t nivi:don of tho F'cc1cr':ll T~lcctinn

CO;"4ni~:'i.o·: i:1 acc0:,·d.:HV~~~ \.1it-1: Uw Coru:lission'!t audit: nolic-:

to d,-h':-r':;'" '.::l.:lh...... l~ th,"r~ h:l~ bl'C'n COlnpliancn \·:i.t.h til" r:~~­ vinion:~ v I 'I" 1·c<..~r:t1. 1'·h~I.."~~r.:1 ~;a!"lpaiqn Act n~ 1971, ,,~;

m.ll':}' it 'll (It t :;.. ;~·.ct"). 'j'h0 .:iud.i t \'l:lEl conduct~d rmr~u~nt to ~~"cti<.'n ·l ;';' I) (~) o!~ '!'j t-l,) 2 0" t-lw Un5.tcc1 ~tatcs ("(\d:~ \·!hi:.~:~

,'.tl""\'·!·~ t ~:-. ,'« ~:..:.~.! :-:~i("n t:() r~ .1:t.' rl..... ,.:·~ ti:~c to tir"0 at:~1it.~ ii:~:!

I.i"l,i ~:.,.:. ~".! :,lti('n;-~ ..-:ith r,';.:.·~~t to r(.'~crts ;and st:1t:-:-:-!,ml-.::

(i 1.-,: ·.:'.t:. ,I.

'0:' l C'f':-.::':1 th'.;" r; !~;:-'-t,:-,,,·j \·:i t-ll the r'~11~r:ll ::~0Ct'~f-:~

C():"!:~4 i.!,!~~~ c;:~ ':1 '~'·'·C·!:t..'l~ 23, 1:'7 :.: :1:'; tilt' St:lt... ('1It}!:~:·L;. tt·(~ ... l·('\r'~"· ',," -:" '.-

in:; t h·.- :.- .'. ;:)li.c~~:'l Part·: '_':- ~:,,':'; :('1'1'-:. '1'he eC'r::-litb"c I:!.li:l!:.:..: ::~

i t~j l~f\.~\i·~·: :.;-tt'rn ill :~"t,t:~;·:·<!..:'0!·, \·\~\rl·~l)nt• .. 'O'!., . .:t(14:tt. '.r.. ·.:... ,· ".: ~:.,,, !h~ri("'\,~ fl-..,,:;\ "T:'l11\.t':ll~~" 1, 1.97:;

t-h1-nlF!:t ".: ":1 31, l!l7~~, t!:-- :-::1:1] CO:'''-:111.- <1~ltC of t!:" lat:-.-~

)"":., I~-t f.i: ; 1.I~l t11\! ....::':.~! .. t.~..... r;'lHll <.·r"':"-.~~;.tt'"·\'.-' rCl")(~l:t':t.·(.l :'1

1....,.. ;i:'!:~1:~': ,-::~.:, l~:l':l'len.:it ..r.::"'ll.~!-V 1, 1~7() 01' $:!3,lOIJ.13, t.('~-·" ,-,.c'\... i : d-!': '.';' t· ::~'\ ~,-~r:i_(~f! () f .-: q., , Cl·l:;. 7·~, tC't';l] c;:r'ct~\.:lt\.~ '-C'!j 'I....

lh,; t'''~-~' ; •.• ~1('.',7::0.(;Ci, :, :.: .\ {~l,":~i!~C1 e~l~!l l"l"l:l:~.~(~ :1t

i"~:~~·~:~ 31, ;''''I':~ (~:: ~i,1-~,l.1·1.

'·:.1f~ .:ludit l-I.·:'~·,:-L 1:' b:,.···,l "11 ll\."'t':u:·~(mt~ .m..1 ""f)r::~:~:

P:!~~\~l:-:; ...::.: '::-. ~~·,.tl·'··)4.,:-t (,."1l"!!l 0': l11t~ f,.\:t.:l~.. tl !-;t·,t('r~'~l~t;;. ·rl1C~· :-\.~.:.~ l,;t·l·t-, ('1:- ::: • !.4, c~~-.. i~~1 t.l:~()tl \::li .. ·:~ tl1~ (,,;:,,:·ti:;~i.("\l\ b,lr;("~l :i.t~ (1(~"~1:·: .~: .. ;~

('11 ~!:t' :'. t. ':'".) i!1 t-l~:" 1",.!\(".:4t- :~:; ...: '.,:.-.,'O•• :l\·,\il~l!."\' t.O f~{"::~~~:i~~~:":·" ....

• 1Jl'~ .1:: :-, .. t • ::; & l~·:· ..... ,. 1· _,.: ..".': •

...... , .. ;" .. \.••'O ••, ....- ".,. C,.',. ,t
.\. LO,l:: r~'_··:':l\:~:!l.:n' (~":~. :ljl~ill': !'~~(·;~1.;-.:'t\·ll Fun(i~J ------_._. :._.,- ...._- .- -- --~ _.._-_...~----

."r".'.,",iC)"' ~.. )n., '~,_. \..,"(t)(") • _ L.. .,.~ t'".al .·.-·"' '-'- ..·1·'···~ ,,' .. \,,)' .....•.. ·,· J.... \\...:': ,·tll .i... tl·""···~ •••

(!! c:· 10~ ••) d.,) (,!» r':-(··.'i·;";; t;~.tt ""':::::.:'~.~.\~.:'~; ~·~n'm·ti:~'T

;", I!'·:"~\] Ci1~1,-ii,-;:,t··';~ l:~.i~:· Il(,t l·.'r...· ... j·:c~ t~· ..:!~~~:·t':·.~ (:-,,::\ illl ;l~:::l.\'~nt:.

\':- \.t"::· ..tt.t:(~(' l)\""';~' t.l>,,;t ~l!.'! .i~~l:'·li j:! ,l...~~ ":· .. : ...l:l~·· ....·i.t!l :;"~l!Li~tln 1()~.6

•

..'

: .• " .\ t· .~"':! t· ('..- ' .. U1" " .. ':1.·..: .-': t:~I"I (':c:.::~tl~'·',.,·~ t- "rc~r~.~

'" i L \,:.1.' ,:' n:i:ll,; lh.;', ~.:: :·~.:r~:\\ 9, 1fl";6, the

!!.... ::.·,i :,'i,Odll I,.' lh.· \"':;.'::'. i:~i.;:ltc:tll f~Ltb~

(\:~.·t~), ;~~1 tl:~ ",·i.~Lt·~···-.l "':-:'_il':- \'_!lLc!l Jltll'!!(\!:t.!-; ~~!:1!~

(:~l!~ ...:i ..;1···... ~. ·:;::·l~ "l~· ... -l~i .. t;~ ~~rl·,~r .._t..t..1 ccnt·l-il.:l.1Ljl:;~:; 'l:~\.~

=t ~:.: ~~ :! t.. ~.~:. \..~: i:l ",,·.,,:..·;u:'lt· 'r;li.s 1"~tl1 I)or~ as'.. t-att_!

:" .1:::" .:.... ~~\: ,~~~ .l'::1L '_' ::r('Il U-,·::l.-t:1J. C:-: (J<..·t,o·l;t'\:·

\ ..: .... ;-!': -.',_ t~\· lc :~ ~.-tI; ....• :.1 ill :\.~11.

Scc-:.t!

-~--

1:\....·.. i". Ill-:--f'n:lt.J1 -- _.- -~ ----.--

C.

H.

( I: ~:; j (i) dn,~ (i.l).

! .~, ~",

l-, -: ::,,:. ": ~: ....

._".': t". ·.~1

\.' : :. i .

: .. ~: ;-. ...; ~.::_~

fJ. ;-"'ldilcr';, _______ - • ~··at('~\..'n'· - __ ...__... __ - Il,':!~ --- ;~cri.:,tion 0 __••- of' 1··inl1in-:s • _

•

1 t i:.. t!~·.' (.:: i %i i0n ():- t.:1-" .\t:(.i! t ~~ .. l: f, l;.:l~\~l! \Ipan c:..:~n~'" ::,:. :l

0:" t!h~ r\.~portn ~nd Ht.atJ nlt'l1t;,; fi h ..d ,1:1d tht.· r,,"cords pre~~"n~ "Ii, " '

t':l::l, \.':':C,·:~L 1'01" Ul'~ d.·:·i(·i.erh~.i.\.!.; r.l~·..''': bl~l<.·",·:, tho rC'l'ort~~ .~I:d .':. f" , • .'"1 - t·.. t' t""·1 ,. . t-"~·"" • ., \....... 1 l' ~.,... . . -: .. _. 1 11 6.··· ,.. C·... ,.. ;:··.. ' :i!i

l •• >••1.' ·.•.,.1 .. 0 .•••. " n. 1\'; '.... 1\.; :, '" .•. .. c _101.~ \........... , '

;" i1:-1-;" 1~1"\,1~:~'1:~: t"!~ .... [!:~.l~l\!i II ;l.~t..t\'i:.:... I,,~ 0:- t:1..., CC\:.unit:t."\,.' fe,,- ~:'o':' J

i' ~·!\··i ~·c·:\.:!..( : 1. 6: t ::~I .~1.1 .... i 1.:. i·tl1'"~·il ~r, ,,~::('~~-·!;t .:lS nolt..!(l Ct."}"·::, :'. ')

l:~ •• ',"I"Ll1 l'!'\!b:!"'~:l;) i:l c,'::::'l·;,.i:~: \.:.i til t.::,: ~··\.'.h!1."al I;l~ction c~I::~r·.:l~ .::

i\'t.-·~, 0..:,- :"'.\ i.ii.':~<'~':':'·l-.~! ,-!~~l·jnl: l:L~ ,.. r~tl:-."': ...." or tIl',) at:tLit •

11'10 audit include·,l mu:h t~,:;t.~ a~ verification of

tot'll reported rcct..'ipts "'1(1 (!:q'onc.1it~r.1s and individual It".ll~:;:ll·t.ions, rt.....ic·.... of r(·e!ui,-.,·.1 SU!Tcrtine:f docume:ntation, ~n;lt':,;~L; of Cc:~~:itt.(',.1 .l..·!.),.; ~n.: obii ::ltions: and such oth..r

.n:.:it p:-oc,-!dur·_~s as d\:·.'r.;,·,j n\..·~·t·.;sat'~.. ~nu\.~r the circumstanc,'H.

'1'110 i,t"inci!:al of:'iccr~ ot l!:.· Ce)l:,l:~itt:(.'c w~ro

:.!t.••J,l::'t.':J II. lJeu.;l.:w, Chairm..m, an~l :.!:-...luhn \i. lIarrill,

·1·1·•••'~t:rcr ,Iud :lq tb~ [J,,)riotl J ..n\l~ry 1, PJ76 through

l>t..'c\·I:lh.'l· 31, ) !)'l7, :·1.". Rob0rt nachl in, Ch.-lirman, and

:.lr••j~:l R. \'lC';:t(·,·v"ll., Tr(:-~umrcr, frcr.l J.lllllary 1, 1978

lhrouqh the c1<}~:,! of tht' v~riod covc·r\.·d h'! the Ltlluit.

..
.' I

; :: 0-'

~" ~: .

; • t . . , ,

.0' •

"., .; ,_.: 'O. •

: .... . ..

t ""

"/ "",

....' :... :. ':

0,: ;

:., '~" :- t·

, . t", {"~. (.~..

: ~'. '.0 0 .:::! . . ,

: ., , .,

~o· :... ~~:.~..

.. i ...

t. :

I :,' •

..! ':,

'...

., 0.-

. : .

,

, ..

... :~ .:.... :::' ;\

,:; .. ').:."( ,) t·:,

,...,.,-,- e- o ..... .., •

. ,

• ., I' .or.

• .. { .. ~oo t \' ~1 • --: ': :'l,

.: : •. : ':1 f \. .~oo

·:

, ,

c·· ..... ! t' '.:. ".-- :-:"';;:t (!i::el .... :- ...

f-:~~~!~ ;")] it·.i.(::tl rt.. ~~l::'~t.·.·'~

". ~.j- ~.~. t:~·: f'!f":":~"~: '.':'-:d.',

I .'

• !

."

- I. " ..

,OO ••

; ,

:. 'O ••• 0

,.; I:"

"i: '.

...

", .

.

, :.

,;

t ~." 1 .. . .. l" . . .,

.; .'

; a_

i ;' ..:. t :: : : .:~ \ ••"~.'

.I. , ..

.' . I ,'. ..

'.

0' o 0 •••••

"0 ,

0:

: ': ! a ~: :oo, .0

,.

I ,

., , o' _. ~' ')" I • .: •

:1':.' .,.:::~ 'It'.',l . "" ; • ; • .. 1 .•. ... i I ~.

• .. 1" ," o'

., .... :. .. -; .:

. t • 0 ....., : I. 1\' :-;.,

..

...... ; t ~~., t~r\~::·:··· f'):- :: I ,'I' .;-: 1 !,,!( .. ~. it.·-·:

oo'O.. ••

1 OJ .., •

I '.

, .

I'

,. ,

1 .... , .. ", .

. "

~' : ..

('.

, .. , "

."

i '

: a.';

:.~ ,.. :

. .,."

:, 1·' • oo • 0

.. : . \'

• : 0 : • 0 :

! .

! •.

t ::.1 t l-!"

t:1:' t·.('~ . I

t·".: ·t-l:~ ... · ••.. :~:: ~!, •• :.··'! .. ·.1::~:--. :::.~ ,~::., .. ~~ .,'

f •• •• ·:!1!:· J: ....•

(' r. I' " .1.";.: '

B.

, r·~·('.!~~1:: .1

;'. -.~, ~'!' ,n,~ (1'\ (.~\ ,- "'j: ~,

C(),1\' ~t "":!:\':~' 1:1 ",~l·L, ':,lL .1 t~.,~;: !\...·..11

in ltn rl::·"'~~·~·:· ,~~ ... 11. :"4~ .:.:::(: i.·:,,:~"\·:·:: fl·-

-l-

'!'!li~ M:lt·h~1.· o..:.~~ 1·'·~ ..,·.....1 h':' th·· t~:d!.: 11!,..t::ion to

t!lt' (·c .. :..·~·~t:~~;("n·~ ()~ri(·\' C~~- f···~··1·.11 '·f···I!l~\-1 (":1 .f':nt~ 2J, 1973,

OAh,.,r.' ~lt':' r.:!H'7a) \':;a~ inti i,t h _"!. 'r!:o' ('c:~:':i~~d('n :mmd

'·.',l~n" ,~,l,· f~.t~:~" I-n hf'l j.:,':,'! t·~.lt: lh,' ('''':''':i •.•.. h:\d '.';ol.:ttcc.1 !~l~(:t'i''':1 .~.~ !1) (,f 'I'i t·t\~ 2 ,)~. t-.I~(~ ~'11j t ,\,! :~~ .~~ ~.:- ,el " !t.~ f()r ~f.~C(~j·:t::-~

;\ $'i,f}l)fl 1",1:1 r··tQY:-1..mt fl','::' th.' \"-"::"':11: p. ':"!b1 tc.m Stato

("q:llai I'· ", "·::li.~h dl.·Ct!Hh'tl <,~ol·t)or:th' .0"':11 ,'i: 1.1: ;''!In. On :':lrC':, ~::, 1')7" tl1" C(';':'d~~;i;"n elm',,:! th.· fi 1., in l:d~ m..'ltt.~'l'" after

r"'"~t.i'!i:l·1 .1 :~i :Uf'lI~1 cf·r~ .. ~ili·lt.i{':l ,1\:l·~\,··~·'!lt ~-" •.. t'l~", '!')·(!::~:tlr('.~

"f loll,' c(: :!!! ...• '0,j("'.!1,'r \-:i til tho :,.!·':·...n!" ,0 .l t.l00 el','il

t','n~ll ty.:

• -.

..

•
It I~ ':.. r."oC('~!-:'~r.dlf:!r,~ of t!·0 I\udit ~,:::~." f·!~.l!· no

;-m·t!'t'~L· uc·!.,:~ h.) t~~:.'ll on ~~~l:: :-ntt~r Rinc0 t::,:, r(·~·:'lftt:('·"'

r-r-(,··:i :...J :-l~ .. , !". ':Ui2:-~'J Sllr!',r-ti:1rt ;:(:O~~:::~(!llt:at~:.... f.:: ;.!\,-11 23,

J'J79.

. . .'. ~.: .. :-. ,

.-.. " ..

... ': ...... .: .. ..... "" - "

, .'

. ~.~".'~:'.~:: .~\.:. .:::': '..:.:~ •.. ":!:~ .. : ... , I

, ..

~"t ., ,.. ,,.. .. , .:. :', }..:~,

(\:- t·::·.. · :-..t,,"'t.

I). (",I : •• ~.~ t ~·~-'_.1·:"{ - .. _.---_._-

,..•... t"'·: :.·i~t.. ..'\ II\.·:~ ~~!.~: .. \.! ~",~,,,O ..

,:! .... 1 •• ; •.. +' .. •• :~::".1.~.:~ .~ ..'''''.;':'''':'. ,:t:1._

i'" .' i:1 t ;~~.' ·.~I ":'-'-", ~1~.1 '·f".·~"'::·~;~ ~." .•. ,!.:~.,!

t'!"" :' .'.:~:~ '.:' .':~ (':."'-.::'!.:~': .:,._.~:::~!. ;"·.i:.~·· f:"

,;,~ .. \ r.~'~,~·..:~~(: .i~ ~1 :·~t·"t·i· n,)f'('(l

\...;~ t.-:1 \.:..-. !-... " : 0." :1U nL) f\:1·tl~·_! i'" :",.' .~! ":1:

--1-

'1": .• ,·or.r'dttoc r.tadt',J 57 \)x!,cnditur~s tot.:tl1n(, ~.n,~1\1.~'

,!: .,::(." ... !'::.: or .,.. nrno.;llj:~,: In -::xecra of ~~O~, which rt·(r:.!'·.~

~:':. :T:'Hut: .: ·.··l:~~nt.'ltion. 'j'l1o Cc~mittC'c diCi not oht:1in "nd ~~,.,,: ... ~·,'~···'·':·'\1 hl]l, invoice·, or othor cc~t":1!'or.~n("nt1"

:" .. "t' m"'::\ i:l !;urm(\rt of thrC'o (1) o::r.cnc!itt:l·\~~, total in(,

:';7, Hf).on. ("'hos~ (:fcmroD n:n!~(."f;('nt 5.2(,-:-. of l!l<' tot.·ll nt:;'!."f'

.• ::.j 17.(i:~ ,-" tho tot.:ll doll,::' \'illt:O of oxn('r..7ltu!"Qs r"'IUI!"f~'f

~~':: !'nt-t in" d.·.·,:r:-......ntation). 'i'he 'I'rC""l~urcr \...~s r"l~'l ...~~t ...1 h-, c,', I •••• '\"1 ••~l""••··,'l'l"" lloc,,··t - llt·l• ..10" ion 01' •··

~.j.""".J_ ..·'..····nt '-;._ ......,.:.:,.~ .........'...,;_ .• "'\ 0"•••t,·, ... •. - f ('1-t:: t l' I.!' I :1').

..
FEDERAL ELECTION COj\.\,\lISSION

1\';') '" "I Kill '\, W.

\\".·\"111'\,(; IOll.;.D.C. 204h \

AIDrrIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING nns ORGANIZATION

MAY BE lDCATED IN A OOMPLETED OOMPLIANCE ACIION

FILE RELEASED BY mE aM1ISSION AND MADE PUBLIC IN

'mE PUBLIC REa>RDS OFFICE. FUR nus PARTICUlAR

ORGANIZATION'S OOMPLETED OOMPLIANCE ACIION FILE

SD1PLY }S!.. FOR 'mE PRESS SlDfARY OF MlJR 4~ 6 J...{

'mE PRESS St.M-1ARY WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF HIS'IDRY OF

'mE CASE AND A StM1ARY OF 'mE ACTIONS TAKEN, IF Pm.

Audit !fr IS "7