FEDERAL ELECTION COMI\11SSION

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WAStUNG10N.D.C. 10463

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

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MCGINNIS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

I. Background

A. Overvi ew

This report is based upon an audit of the McGinnis

for Con~ress Co~mittee, undertaken by the Audit Division of

the Federal Election Commission in accordance with the Com~ission's audit "olicy 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 438(a)(8) of Title 2, United States Code~

which directs the" Commission to make from time to time audi ts

and field investigations with respect to reports and statements

filed under the provisions of the Act.

The McGinnis for Congress Committee registered with

the Federal E1~ction Commission on October 29, 1976, as the

principal campaign committee of Dr. Ralph Y. McGinnis, candidate

for election to the U.S. House of Representatives from the

22nd Congressional District of Illinois. The Committee

maintained its headquarters in Charleston, Illinois.

The audit covered the period April 1, 1976 throu~h

June 30, 1977. D~ring this period, the Committee reported a beginnin~ cash balance at 4/1/76 of $-0-, total receipts of

$3,335.50, total expenditures of ~2,997.65, and endinQ cash

of $337.85 as of December 2, 1976, the closing date of the

latest report filed.

This audit is based on documents and workinq

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

The principal officers of the Committee during the period audited were Mr. Ed Jenison, Chairman, and ~r.

David Janssen, Treasurer.

c. Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of

total reported receipts and expenditures and individual

transactions; review of required supnortinq documentation;

analysis of Committee debts and obligations; and, such other

audit procedures as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

II. Auditor's Statement and Description of Findi~

It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based upon examination

of the rerorts and statements filed and the records presented, that,

the reports and statements of the McGinnis for Congress Comrlittee

fairly present the financial activities of the Committee for thp.

period covered by the audit. Further, except as noted below, no

lTlaterial problems in cOl11plyinq with the Federal Election Campaign

Act were discovered during the course of the audit.

A. Filinq of Ois~]osure Reports

Section 434(a)(1) of Title 2 of the United States

Code and Section 104.1 of the Commission's Regulations require,

in part, a political committee to file quarterly re~orts:

(a) in an elpction year when contributions received

or expenditures made in the calendar ouarter exceed ~10()O.

except that a fourth ouarter report must be filed reQardlcs5

of the amounts of contributions and exnenditure if the committee

has outstandinq debts and obligations; and

(b) in a non election year, when contributions or

expenditures, or both, the total amount of which, taken toqethcr,

exceeds $5,000.

In "addition, in the first Quarter for which a report

is not required, the Coml11ittee must notify the Commission on

FEC ForM 3a or by letter.

The Audit staff determined that the CO~Mittee did not

file a report covcrin~ activity l2/3/7~ throuoh l2/3l/7~ and did

not not; fy the Commi ss i on tha t they were exelllot from fi 1; ng

rep0 r t s beg inn i n \'1 i t h the firs t Cl uart e r 0 f 1977• \oJ hen not if; ed

of this findinQ, the Committeee treasurer acknowledoed the discrepancy and indicated that h~ w;shpd to file a terMination

report and would include all transactions from the close of the

1as t r er 0 rtfi 1ed. The r 0 In rn itt e c f i 1edthe apo r 0 pria t erepo r t

with the Conmission on Decemher 5, 1977.

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We further note, on the basis of Commission records

that four (4) of six (6) Committee reports due in 1976 and its

Statement of Organization were filed after the required filing

dates. Four (4) of six (6) reports filed by the Candidate were

also late. The Candidate explained that the lateness was due

to personal commitments which absorbed much of his time.

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!tecommendation

Although the Committee f'ailed on several occasions to make

timely disclosure as required by the statute, we note that the

Commission has already taken appropriate action and that all

reports have bpcn appropriately filed. Therefore we are

recommending that no further action be taken.

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CONGRESSIONAL AUDIT RE?ORT

Candidate/Committee: Dr. Ralph Y. McGinnis/McGinnis for Congress Committee

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State: Illinois

• District: 22

Location: 20 rural counties in southeastern Illinois

Political Party Affiliation: Republican

Major Opponent(s): George Shipley :.

c Other Candidatas Audited: George Shipley

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c Votes Cast: General Election -

Primary Election -

Shipley 129,187 (61.4%)

McGinnis 81,102 (38.6%)

Total Receipts for Period: $3,335.50

Total Expenditures for Period: $2,997.65

First El ected (i f app1i cab1e) : N/A

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