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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

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April 25, 1979

MEl·l0RANDUM

- Attached please find a copy of the final audit report

of the \vashinqton state Democratic 'relcthon Commi ttce which

was approved by the Conunission on April 12, 1979 .

. As of this date all informational copies of the report

have been received by all parties involved and this report

may be released to the public.

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FRED EILAND

PRESS OFFICE~

BOB COSTA r--~~

JUDY U!\WJ<J:N~ )h__

PUBLIC ISSUANCE OF AUDIT RepORT -

\vASHlrJG'l'ON S'fATE DENOCRl\'fIC 'l'ELE'rIION COMr~ITTEE

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A. Overview

I. Background

REPOR'l' 01" 'filE i\llDI'r DIVISION

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WASllING1'ON S'l'i\TE DEHOCRt\'l'IC TELETHON COr1MI'f1'EE

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FEDlRAt ~LEC liON CO,\11\1ISSION

This report is based on an audit of the Washington

State Democratic Telethon Comr.1ittc·c ("the Conunittee") undertaken by th~ )\~lgi_t Division of the Federal Election Commission

in accordance with the Commission's audit policy , -t-o determine

whether there has bcc~n compliance \1ith the provisions of tIll'"

Federal Election CClmpaign Act of 1971, as amended ("the Act").

The audit was conducted pursu~nt to Section 438(a) (8) of

Ti..tle 2, United States Code, \o:hich directs the Commission to

make from time to time audi ts and field investigations \\'i th

respect to reports and statemcnts filed under the provision~;

of the Act.

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The \·lashin<.jlon State Democratic 'l'e]cthon Committr·,·

rClJistercd \-lith the Office of the Clerk o[ the u.s. lIousc of

Rl'prcscntativcs on June' 26, 197 ..\ and filed its tcrmi.nation

report \oJith the Fcdl~l·al Electi.on Commission on April 12, l~~·;t).

The Committee maintc:lincu its headquarter~> in Seattle, \'lashill')ton.

'l'his audit is based on clocllmcnl~s and \'10rking papC';:;

supportinq cach of its fact.ual sta~0mcnts. 'rhcy form part of

the record upon \·:hich the Commission based its decisions on

the mattf'rs in this rcport and \·:erc available to Commissiont:rs

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B. Key Personnel

The princip;ll officers of lhe Conlmittce were

Hr. NCulc V. Chan0Y, Chi1irm~n, ,1I1l1 Dr. Gl~orge \vinston, 'I'rea:;urcr.

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c. Scope

'rhe audit included such tests as verification of

total report.ed receiptn and expenditures and individual

transactions: reviuw of required supporting documentation:

analysis of Committee debts and obligations: and such other

audit procedures as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

II. Auditor's Statement

It is the opinion of the Audit staff based upon examination

of reports and statements filed and the records presented, that

the Washington State Democratic Telethon Committee was not u

political committee as defined by the Act and is not subject

to the jurisdiction of the Commission.

rfhis 015inion- is 'based on the fact that .the c.oJ11nlit:tce \aJu~;

financed by the Democratic National Committee and the \oJashinqton

State Democratic Committee to raise funds on behalf of the

Democratic Party and did not support candidates in connection

wi~h Federal elections.

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