Attachment as stated

1\ugust 13, 1979

PUBLIC ISSUANCE or AUDI~ REPORT -

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FRED EILAND

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ROBERT J. COST1\

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HDERAl El.ECTION COMMISSION

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1\11 informational copies of the report have been received

hy all parties involved and this report may be released to

the public as of today, August 13, 1979.

Attached please find a copy of the final audit report

of the Indiana Republican State CentriJl Committee ,"hich \'Jus

.:lpproved by the Commission on July 26, 1979.

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F[DERAI. El.ECTION COMMISSION

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INT!.IUr-~ REPORT OF TIlE l\UDIT DI,rISION

ON 'I'I1E

nmIl\Nl\ RF.PUnLICNl S'1'l\'I'r: CmiTT'J\L Cm"lUTTEE

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This renort is based on an audit of the Indiann

?elmb1ican Sl:ate Central Comp1itt(l(~ (lithe Committee"), un(1ertaken bv the ~udit Division of th0 Pedcra1 Flection CO~Mission

in accordnnccl \·Ii th the Cor.unission'saudit policy to detonline

\vhethl"lr t.hen,~ has been compi lance wi th the provisions of the

redaral T'lection Cmnpainn l\ct of 1971, as aMended (lithe .:'\ct").

The audit was conducted nursuant to Section 433(a) (8) of

Title 2 of the Pnitec1 St~tes Cocle \-lhi.ch directs the CO!'1P1iss:!.on

to mnke from time to ti~c audits nnel field investi0ations

,·Iith resncct to renorts and statc:lIf'nts filed under the provisions

of the .:'\ct. . .

'1'he COllffilittee registered \·,i th the Cn!'!1ptroller r.l:r.C1·n1

of the Cnitcd States, (7.S. General ~ccountina Office on lnril ~G,

197 ~. 'T'hc ~orr"P1i ttce TI1cd.ntains :i ts headc:unrters in Indianann] .i;~,

Inc1 L1na.

~~e audit covered the per:iod from ~anua~' 1, 1976

throuc:h ,Tunc 30, 1978 the finnl COV0.raae date of the lutest

rel"lort file(1. bv the CO;-;Plittee at. t.he ti!'1e of the au(1it. ':':;e

Cor.;I',ittee renortcc1 a bcninninCj cilsh bnlance on ,Tanunr'.' 1, 1976

of S1..~O,2B1..·23, totnl r~ceipts fnr 1:he l)Grioc1 of ~~/1~G()r:.17,

tot.:11. expenditures for the !x~riod of ~332, 871. 48 and a closinc

caS:1 bcl1..-:lncl: on ;Tune 30, 1978 of S:~l),n75.q2.

mhis nurlit rerort is hn~ed on docu~ents nnd vor~inn

n3~crs which sun~ort encll of the factual stateMents. ~hey for~

t)art of t~e record unon which the Commission hasc~ its ~ecisinns

on the matters in the report nnd W0-re nvailahle to ('oIl:lissio!'1("'·)-r;

nnc1 ;l)"'))rn:)riate staf.f for rcvic\·:.
C. Scope

II. Auditor's State~ent and Description of Findinas

The principal officers of the Committee at the tiMe of

the audit were Thomas S. ~'illigan, Chairman and Rarbara L.

McClellan, Treasurei.

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B. Kev Personnel

It is the opinion of the Audit staff, based unon examination of t::c reports and statements filed and the records presentc\l,

that t~c renorts and statements of the Indiana Denublican St~te

Centr.1.1 Co!r~nitt:ee f.1.irly present the fin.:lncial activities of the

Commi ttce for the period covered bv the .:lucHt. ~:o material

proble~s in complying with the Fec1~ral rlection Ca~naian Aci were

disco':cred c1urinq the course of the audit.

']'he audit included such tests as verification of total

reported receipts and expenditures and individual transactions~

review of required supportincf documentation and analysis of

Committee debts and obli~lations~ and such other audit procedures

as dee~ed necessary under the circumstances.

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