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TIt i s r r pen' t ; s bII edon a n a tJ ditof t tH~ Mike

Robertson fot' SPlll1 LOl' Commi t tf'P' (the Comm; t tee) underta ken

h\' the Audit Divisiol1 of the redcril1 Election Commission in

accor<la nee VIi til the COI11II1; 55; on 's audi t pol; cy to determ; na

\'1 h(' the ,.. t h0. r e hit bp P. ncorn p1; it nee \'ri t h the pl' 0 vis ionS 0 f the

r('dernl Election Campa;gn Act of 1971, ilS amended (the Act).

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Tit 1c 2 0 f t h(' 1I nit e d StiltesC 0 de \'/ h'i ch d i ,.. ec t s the Comm; $ ion

to III ,d: c fr'o 1~1 t i III (' toti III C () ud its ntl d fie 1dinvcst; ~1 at; 0 nS \'f i t h

t't'$pcct to reports and statements filed under the provisions

of the Act. .

The C0 111 In'i t. t <.~ (~ r' (~ CJ i t ere d \'I"i t h the Fed e",1 1 Elee t ion C(lIil:liis5'iol~ Oil \lunc?, 1976~ il~~ the principal Cilln"ai~Jn COt:~m;ttr.c

o f ,.~; c it ~I e ", ~'. I~ lll, l~ r 1, s n n, C(l n d 'j dit t e f 0 ,... 1he () f fie e 0 fUn i ted

Sti,t('$ S('1II~, ~,Ol' frPlil the Stc.ltf' of r~~assachus0.tts. The COnlnl"i ttce

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