~ttacl~nt as stated

IllJfllAl £llCllON COMMISSION

(lrtobor 2. 1979

All infonl:ational copies of this r(~l'ort have boon ra~lv~d b~ all parties invol~t and tbig report .ay be rolcasc~ to the public.

(·c: .·r~c Lib:-:lry .......Ri\D

Public Rcco,-d

."RED t:ILMD

:'~ICBAfC·~

.JUDY IWftCnI8

PUBLIC ISSlWIeE ftP IWDt'l ..J:POR!' - ftATC DE1'tOeIi\'IIC COM\'UftJ':I: Of' ~saoU1UVO'l'ER ttBOIftM'IICXII oat",.:

Attached please find a copy of th~ final audit report

of the State Dcmoeratic Ca.ittee of -t1sROuri-Voter ~,!i.­

trcation Drive which was approved by tile Caa-i.aioa Oft

$~:)tC!mOOr 21. 1979.

TUROUGIla

SUnJEC'la

r·1.~RA."tDUM . .
I. BdCkq roul!"l

A. O\-ervi~

RJo:I'UR'!' 01" '1'IIE AUDIT DIVISION

ON '1'IIE

S'l':\'l'E DI':~1llCRt''1'JC COMMI'I"1'&E 0 ..' MISSOURIVU'.·I-;R ImGIS'1'RI\TION IJRIVE

u..· "IIUII ~\\ \\ \ ".It"I h :'1,:••

fEiIlR/\I UlC110N Co\\\USSION

At tb: ~~i:,:~ "f th'1 .m..li t thl:> Cor.uuittcc IM"I not Cilod a

stalul::':lnt of oL·gLlni~~tion, how('vcr, one w..s subsequently

f il,.",l on ~~t·ptcn!b.;lr 29, 1~7S. In ad.:iition, the Committ(.'c inil(h·t.:rtL~ll:'-l¥ (i1,"0 rQ!'~rt:.i unuer th~ name of the ~1issouri Stilte :l·-'::'f'l.!l':ltic Cc-,:::::litt.ul,'_

,r.~.. .. .. ...... ." ,

~I

'l'h~l &1udit ,""\"~"cd tho pC'cioJ JU1~' 11, 1976, the beCJinning

cov"rClqe dat\.· of ~hu initinl r"lJort fi1c..od, through November 22, 19;,6,

the termination datu of tho C"mr.,lttcc. The Co_itt_ reported a

bc..,innin".1 c';lsh b.:t1anc,,! of $-0-, total receipts for the period of

$26,637.63, tot;)). t:':-;p~'nditut"cs for the period of $24,421.84, and

a closin•.1 cash b'll.:mc,,' of $2,215.79. Y

'l'h\.' Statu ll"'mncratic Co::u:~ittoc of Missouri-Voter

KoglstrOltion nt-iv,.' fih'd its i 1litl,11 report with tho Fedoral I:l~ction Cor.;::ii~sion on :-;o·..~mb\."'r 1, 1976. 11 The C~ittco

ll1ailltaill~d its lwad'lu.lt'tt·rs in Je f ft.::rson City, .Iisaourl.

This roport is based on an audit of the Stato DolDCrati•• Ca_ltteo of l-Ussouri-Votor RegistrCltion Dr!._ (wthe Caam.ttceW) '. .

undertaken b~- the Atklit flivision of the Federal Election e..-l.slott;

ift acc:ord~lnCl' \dth t!w l'(J::lmi~3ion's audit (Jolicy to determino

wbother t!wrt.· has oo,,"'n ~'OIl.plianeQ with tho provision. of tile Fed"t"a

Election Can::';liqn Act ot 1971, as .lnlCftuf'd (wtlte ~.). '!'be audit

was conducted pursuant to ~cction 438(a) (8) 01' Title 2 of the Unitt:t

:;tates (=0.:", ".hid, dlr",,-t:; the Commissiun to mako frcm time to tirn,~

audits all~l fi",ld illv",.;t i'l:ltio:ls with y<:cpcct to rcllOrta and statl,)- lIk~nts filed ..m4l\:r til,,! l'l'ovi~it)ns of tho .\ct.
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"'hIli report III balled on d~fttll and workl., patJer.. ..'I!·'·...·, in,. rllch of It.. faotual ..tatf!llr.nts. ""hr.y tot'll part of

th.· •• ·.~nr61 upon "'hle" the roatr.li....lon ~,..ed It.. decl.l... on

till' th·r" In the report and vera available to ra-IDlnnorll

dlld 'trOftrlatt" IItaff for r(!vicv.

R. !~¥_n~rllnnn~l

'1'htll flri nel I,cal ••, f i cf:lrs of the Ca.ittcr were ....,....... t. H! .... in~r, ChalnD3n, ...nd "~orgia Rc:hulte, "'rr.,,,urer.

audit included "uch tes~1I all verifiea~IOD of total

rcpurtt't.l rcccit)tll and e,q>cnditures and individual tra...actlon.., rc,·t.·w of' r.~ulr~ ttu,,!,nrUn~ documentation and analyaill of

Cnnmti t tco dobtll and oltliqati'lflft, and II1Je1a other audit prCX!eduras

al' d('l'''''<1 nf'Cotlsary under th..• cirCUlllstanc:as.

It. ''\11611 tor'" Stat.~~rnt an.! IJl-~erintion of Ftftdincrs ---_. . - -..-.--- _.- .. '.. - It Is t'w opintcm nf th,· l\ndit ..taff, batted upon exlllltn3~i~:\

tlf th(> r,'port" and st<1tem4.-nt~ f I ted :and the records pr"scnt,ocl,

lb.-,t, r,,;ct.'pt fop" th~ 61efieic:!'(!iN' nntoo bt'low, tho reports and

r.t::aI:(OmfOntft of t!:c ~t:t';n !)(~1'lO~!":tf:ic rOml'littoe of Missourl-"ot~r

R\...' I:':t..... tion Drive f~lrly !)r~'~Ptlt tht'" ft n:'lncla! nctivities of

th(:O rnmrnf tt:.~,~ for th.... pcriOtl (!f1v('r~d hy th(ll audit. Further. e,.;c~,'t ..", noted be-low, no m:at.t-d:tl probl(Om!ll in enmol~·fnq tdth

th(:O p..o.ltoral F1C'Oction Camfl:liCftl l'ct \1('\1"0 di"covnrC'd durinq the

courf:(' of the audit.

!'. flfftclo!'.tur~ C"f Tn-Kh:ll ront.ributions ~-~;;----_._.__... --.. - f;('ct.J"n 11l.J.1 (.l) of '''i tIC!' 11, rodn of Federal ~CNlati(Onl't

r.tah·n that (O.lC!l in-kind cont.rll>t1tion shall be valued at the uflu;'11

and nU"mal char(U~ nn tho dntf"' r ...ceive-d and TC"ported if In eXCCfJft of'

S]OO f91l the- i1nproprJ<\tt~ r...h,'c1ulos of race-lots and ~XT'Qncliturefl, , irl"nH fi(ll(l aft t~ its natu)"e:' .md 11st~"'d aft an -in-kind contributiC'ln...·

Ourinff the "'''':r"e o! thC" audit, it W:ln determinoc1

t- hoi t. 'h,> COZTlM ittC(? r(~C'('i '/("! :':1 i n-k i net cont r Hmto: i nn frOll the

"pr.IO(!t·o,f lc ~~.lt iona1 C':'~:ni tt.·.· ..rvic('\8 Corpor."ltion, an affiliatcd t~''\nlmi t t .'C of the f)C'!1\("l~ratic ~::ltJonal r~lttC"f'\, cnnai.tiner

n'- v'll"I· rt>.,i ~tr.lti~.,!\ r.hlh.'rialr; 'l31ucod at !l:1, (,10. RI which wns

tH'\t f h'mf?(lId in !t~ dh:~l('~Ul·('\ report. Tn,;te-ad, tbe '''31\10 of t!li~ i'l-'dnd ,~n::~!'":'ltlt1'i:l \·mr. bclnc1cd in unit.-·Mi:,:<'d receipts

..n~' ..:.:p. ·nd f t:ur,"'~.
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tn addition, LIM! c~ign ca.mittcc of tho 7~a8u~or

of the Stab' of Mlstwuri (-tho CaapAJ,gn C~iLb~,,-) provided

tla,' Col'ftl'.litt,~, with office spaco during the perlOtl August 25,

11)16 throu(Jh OCtabt'r 14, 1916. 'JIbo vAluo of Lhis office npace

WilS \!stimat(.'(1 at $112. 00, howcvor, tho v.alae Itr Lho in-k1tid

\..'Ullll'ibution WilS fKll incl......... in either the 1I.·..i~l'!d or unltemi;!C'd

rocoil)t an" oXlJOlldllure fio,uros in the Comaaill.·t~·a disclo:JUl"O

report.

The Audit staf t n·'(lucstad that the l'onllDittee Cilo • l:!ompruhollaJiv\! alDUlld~nt ,li::clo8ing the two (2) in-kind contributio .

RccolmllCndation

lanCe the Collltission rocoivod an amended report on Februar~.

13, 1979, itellli~ln'J tho two (2) in-kind contributions, tho Au.lit

t:taff recor.:mcllus that no further action llo taken on this mattt,)r.

I~. Pocumpnt;ltion fot' Vnter l~qi~:t,-"tiun Exp,-"ndi lures

---_.. - --- -- Sc.ectiull ·132(c)(l) .•nd (4) of 'rit1e 2 of the enited

:"t.1L,·:: Co.l,! stat..::u lh':lt it ::ha11 be tbu dut~/ of tbe trc.-u;uror

Of .1 f 10litieal conmlittcc t:u ~("cp a dct4111(~d an,) exact .'tCCOWlt

01 ill1 l'!xr;cndit.ur<>s m':tJc" hy ur on behalf of such c:oMr.1il"t~e,

..ltlU lIlf.! hl,~ntificati(\n of "\'{~ry person to whom any e:q.lf'nditur,?

Is mittl.·, tho dato and amount. th,n·oof and tho nama and iltldre:.:a

uf itnd uffice sought b~', c~ch candidate on whose ~baJ I such

cXi.Jcntllture was mad~!.

Section 432 (d) statos, 1n part, that i.t shall be thc~

dut..,· nt. the treasurer tn keep a rucoiptcd bill, statin-I the p."lrticul~lrs, for over~' l1:-:pendituro mado b7 a political ("~Ir.mitl:cl~

in Q:':~f..!SH of $100 in .:1mouut, and for any such «;!xponJiturc in a

ll'!:is'-'r amount, if th,,'" ~*Jrc'Jate amount of such e~-=1JCnuitur~s to

tll":- ~amc !'crHon c.lurin~f a calendar ~'e..r Qxca\!"'~J $100.

r:1 il,h~U tion, f,0cti on 102.9 (co) (4) of tha Cor.unisaion·s

!·:"'!U!:ll. ioa~ gt~tcs that \.,.lwl1 it rocoiptcd bill is not available,

t.h...: t1" ·a.mr~r l:mr k"'~\."i) tho cancelled check showin9 pa::rncnt (s)

.,1 th...· bill, and the Li.il, invoice, or other cont":;lpOt·.m~ous l""'::or~':l(.lur.. of the.! tr..lns':lction auppli\;;d t.o thl~ commitl(..'u by

t h., l'.:l:.• -.,~ cOllt.aini:ly tho s~mu in:ormaticn as a n~c\.'i!.)tt~d bIll.
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Iluring the course or th~ audit it vas dc?t~...ll1P.d that

t.hp (O,'amni t t~" rec~ivoc1 $25.000 fr.. tho nc.ocr61tic tJ61tlonal

Coauai. t ,OtO ~,"'rYices Cnrr",ratilln to cnnduct voter reqistratlon

activiti,o:: in the Rtal(, f)f f'ls8ouri.

'!'h~ C~itt('.·· mahs'!Cluently _de 10 t ransfl.'t·s,

am'lun! intt to $11,902. P., to eight (8) indivhlt...ls and unrl>t.,iRt,~,·,·d politic.. ' ,.r·(,..nl~ations to en.1bJ.. t.h~1I to

cnq'1f le in votcr rcqiRlr .• t.lon activitics in v..rious ,,~,rt.

or th,- statc-. 'rhee.- fiq'lrOS ret,reRcnt 44.97", n( tbt- total dnl1~r valu~ and 2~.b4 of the to~al number of it~mizable cx,H-nd i tures.

Committee officials indicated ~hat these activities

wC'rt- flt,.~C'i ~i C.:11 ty int~nd(~d b'l Ixm(!fJ t Cart(.or-!'!ond:tle, but

doc"lIWnt~1tion to the Cf.!f~ct VolS not includl'd in Coomittcl' rm:ordn- rrefh~nh.'cl .1t tht' time or tho' :1Udit.

'!'he- Commi t te:·- r(~('cwlt:~ c:onta1ncd Ncp(ondi tm'~ rE'port& pt·l'p.:lr~·,(! !,~, ~~C'\'oral or :,&.oi .:.11 f""s, hut th~:l(" r(O!,o!'t~. in 1I!Ost in~t:tn ...(\~. \"oC'r~ only l,rr'~:t"'n dfl\,;n Into tt~nt:'r:lt cat''''qnriH such 4\~ nal.lr~'. ~H.·intin(" ,&:h: ad\'t,.-t i~in'l, ;mel did not hJ~ntify

~~i'N:j :- i co r,l'·t~l~A.

':'110 .'\uela t nt·::·~· ""'I'I('nterl on ,'t,mu<lr.y 8, 1979, that

thp (\'timith"!c oht:\in t:'-~::::ll.'nl;lt·jon f1.... t.,ili~.l thr !,urticularn

of thl.' N'!'.-nditm·(-A rna:..." h~' th.. Jndh'lrlu.·l1~ and orCf:tni~ati()!l9

whir:'!: 1·...~~("h·('I::l m('n,·y t ,".'r.1 tht- rommi ttc·(! nr.d pres'"~:-:t COI>it'R tn

the· i\u.1it ~t.:\~f :0'- l·,_\·i\.'\~·.' or provide doC'um(!ntation of th~

Cn1'U111 (. h'~' s "ffortfl to ohtai n the rc<tuirc·d doeumcntn tion.

~u~scqucnt tQ our ,·...tllest, the- (O'')mmi tlc'c provided

8upr'Ot't i ng documontatifln fot' f i v(~ (5) of tho transfers tot~ll in.r 54, ;96.51) imd s'l~:'pl it'fl docur.lcntation of its efforts

to nht-.lin d{'~umc-nt4\tif)r. fot' four (4) of tht-' transfers totaling

56,7h:;.(,tl. In .:l(ldi tion, thC" C'ommi ttcc did not provide any . <iocnnl,'nt:lti'm or evir.!ur.~~) of it:fI effort:~ to ,)htolln the

dO~lIf:!":lt,':ion for rne (1) tt-.mnf~r tot31inq :':140.00, ho\"oev('.r,

tIt..' \\'1'1::li tt\~(\ did prc....:idC' .;a 1 i~ti nq or thco u1 timilte rayceR, ~tr.".·U!lb; of p~':"m\.mt, ':H~ct !~Ur!)I'lf'h~ of pil·:'r.lf'ntn. 'i'h~ documl.~ntLttion

~~ubmi U:.: ! pro\'idcd n(' ("':idC:l'~l' that the ~H·t'tIP:l and individuals

'''!onclu..·t...:..-1 voter rcQ!3t:-.:l':!on acttv.itip.~ Nl beh.J1f of C:arter- ~t(l:lt.l.a.l\.~ ..-n.- ar~~' othC'r :;: ... ~i:'.,,:.tl.ly .id;·ntlfh'd Poocr"l candluatc~.

!.~•. '(!l )r-:-~\":~ ..::1 .. : O~

--------- i~-&~,.'.i ,~%: th,~ ~tb('·:...· :~~'nn·l:1tion. the ,'l,eU!: stnff' r('C'or.mh.m'ls

:&0) '\I:'~:~t'l' ll-:'tlon nn l::::~ ::"dh·r,
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c. fllul'nsltlon

_.-. ~._. I of ~ldual• Fancla

::e•••, Ion 434Cb) (4) of ':"ltle 2 of United St.-tea

COde .tatun, In part, ~t a ~ittoo'. dlaclOflure 'LoporU

sMII tnchl·I.· the ....., and ac1t'1r(OR:I of eacla political ~lt~

to whleh tll.al ~lttc!o ."lde lIny tranarer of Cunds, t<'(f(Otller

wi th tho alilumll:s and ll.'ltcR of all transfera.

r..·.·t Ion 102.4(4) of '""' I h~ II, Code of Feder..l

Rcqulationn t'I-.ltcs, in part, th.a' i' political ~ittee "foekt""

to di"bmKl nhOlll fllo a notice or tcmination whiab IncllldnR .. stat.-cnt iUl tn the dillfJOSl tion of r~aidaal fUftda.

'1"',~ (~OftIIittce fJ led a tcrmlnat.loa report Oft Dcc~ 1.

1976 indtc!i1t-I.I", re:ildU011 I,asb (.In band at ~r 22, 1'" of - $2,215.79. l' stat~nt ..ttl to tho disposition of t.ta!s a..ltt van

not Includ<"ll.

ntlrlr", tM cours.... or ~:h." ..u(Ht it was dot:~mincd

that th\.· Cua:unt t.t~ transferred tIlt' ..ntir., .lIRuunt C$2,;ns. 79)

to tho "~Mocr:ltie Rlation..1 Cnruni tt.QC r.crviccn Corporation on

Novl.-.mhcr ;!2, 1976. O:'111R tr3mJfl~r nut ,.t.lr. not ItcomlJ;,"'(l in the

termilli.lti en \"C"'t1urt.

'i'hl' Audit r.t..lI'r rmJuusb"'!l tJl;lt the rOMlllf tt:('... f I1t' an ilmand,,~1 l·cunt·t for 197(, (llRclosi nq Uw tr;anRf(~r of th("O "('of dual

l!oJRh baLmc.·l' to th..' Ot·I.lOr.rilt.ic ~~.. t inna I rooani ttee f;("r,~i~I"'"

COl'poroJt j fl!l.

Rccouunoncl., t. i .~n ----~----

It 1s tIll! l"(.~<!olml\('ncl... ion of tho lInttit "tarr that no furt:b~r

ilctlon ):1' t~lt:,"'n 0&1 thin m.,tt.-·.·, Hill<:.... th...· l"nmlolr.nfnn r.·:cC'!\·"d au

'llft(!luled rC:JO!-t on Fnbruilry 11, lq7~' dir:(~ln!-'lfn., thf' tr.-.:~srcr..

~··(·H.on "13(:J) nf '!'i tl·~ :'! of '~h..."\ f~nilp,l ~t.Il':r.~ ('(xll'

rP.llu it'('f; p:ld, poliliC.l) ("!f'»Imtit t·.:" w11: ch ~lnt it! i p::& t('~ rc-c.; i v hac,

ront.·Ullltt,'nn or :n:,kin~r P:<f'f··ndi tUl··.~tl <lul"i:trt Uu.- cdl(.'n.;1:.~ Y(!~lr

in an ..\~(:r, '·.lt~ oJl.1otmt (·:<l·t·t'lliIN ~) ,oon to rLIn wit.h th...

CommioRfon :1 Rtab!lnnnt flf Ol·l,.m~ :~':lti(ln, ~·i.tht n 1.0 dil'''~ ':-lft.f'r

Ito nr·I:;mL:.lt-ion or, if J•• t,,'r, 10 d'l"/~ aite,' tha c1':ltO cr. whidl

it h;l~ i:~:Q~·:'.:atlon ..",hil~h C''ltl;1L:~ t'ih' Cf ::lrl1tt(~t"\ to .."ltltic.i:.lte it:

\\till rCI."pi·:,,~ contrihul j'1l1n or m:t::'''' ,~x!'l\n~ilt\lrC's in t..~XC'\.'~3 or

$1,0"".
."11 ...., tile eourlK' of the au&ll.t it ... do~_" .... tho C:~lll.·,· h.-ad taeVer fllad a s~a"'. of ol"gMlaa.s..

S11k-"~ II.,· c...lttoa bas filt..l ......., of OI'C}eftiail't_

on S~I)l'''1I!bt'' ~!.', 197', It 18 thl~ r.lClQ c".ioD or the Autlit ......ff that 'It••act.loo bo takon on t.his _eft.