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RDUM flKTION COMMISStON

~=: FEe Library

~liC Record

Atue~ ploase find a capy of t:be fin:ll audit report. ~..,r tho above named co-.lt.toa which was api>rovcd by th. C~~i.slon on Se9t.aabcr 27, 1979.

All information copies of tbis report havo beeft received

:,": all parties involved and this rCI»O" ....y be rel.ased t.o '1':~ public.

'1'1!ROUGII.

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Our :l'.tdit co\,('Orcd t.he }J(~riod J.enuary 1, 1976 through ~Arch 31, ]'77, th~ cndin~ date of thu V~'\ termination report.

I. Background

A. OVerview

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\\ \"'''''•• le ~.I" .....·It.,

FEDlRAI EI [ellON CO\'1\\lSSION

'lthe \.:{.\ COlmnit. tp-.! filed ro~orts of rnc..~ipts and

(.:.:pC'nditur,~~ for th.~ poriod 8/31/76 thru 3/31/77, the date of

its t,,"'rmin"tion r.-·port. D11rinq thin portod, the VRA ccmmitteo

reported a b('qir.liin~ cash balance of $-0-, total receipts of

S!)r,,02S.9G, total C':-:p,~nditurC'~ of $:;6,028.96, and an ending cash

bal~ne~ of ~-o-. 11

tl"!\0 VP.:. C'r.::;mi t tee atr.vndcd 1 ts ru!'orts by let.ter on

~:"\·(·r.:l·,'r· 10, 1?76, t~ r0!'1·....ct in-kind contributions fl'O!~ t:h~ rk'nlocr.-.tic ~::tt i(~!I.'lJ cC'ltmlttc'~ of $5,456.03.

T:1i::; ~:-·'··.1:1t., l·.,...•..:t~v,....!', \·.;l;~ nol tnC'lud.:d in later ~'(,'OarIn-t;:l'"'' • ..,I ~11'~ l·t.'~ ,." : • . I!:.' co:rr.:iRsion (RC~ Ot.ht"'r

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REPORT OF 'rIlE AUDIT DIVISION

ON 'rilE

DEMOCI~Nlt(e STATF. CClDtlftEE OP HEW JBIUIBY -

VOTERS RF.GISTRATION ACCOOmDEtfOCHNltIC S'rATB CQMMI'M'EE OF Hi-.", JERSEY

'r&l.t:1'1I0N ACcOtmT

'rh<' 'l"c-l ... thon J'\ccount. rpuistcrcd wilh the Office of

Uw Cl~rk of th~ eni t('~l Stat,,·::; IIOll:;'''' of R(1)rCscntatives on

AII'!t1st 7, 197'>, anJ maint:aini"d it: n boadCJu.arters in Trenton,

N«!\'l .Jersey. 'l'h.) VR4'\ Cl'lllmitteQ r"I:i:.;tcred with the Fedoral

l::V)ction COr:lmission on ~;cptcmb~~f' 3, 1976, and maintained its

hl'auquarl:crs in \-:oollbrhh't~, No\·: J('rscy.

This report is bascd on audits of ~he oe.ocratic S~atc

Committee of ~ew Jcrscy-Vot~r8 RCtjist.rat,ion Account (-the VM

Committ.C'e-)·, and the DcmoC'r~'tic StOlt~ committee of New .lorsey· T~l.~thon Acconut (" the T"'h"t hon Account"), undcrtakon by tho

:,u(Ht nivisioll of th~ r....dt.,ral la~ction commission in acc:ordanc~

with th~ Ccxn:llission's aUlht l)()licy to dctcnnin~ whother tbere b~lS beon complit·:mc·· \-:1 ':.h tht:J pro\-isions of the Fertnral Election

Campaign Act C'! 1')71, as am~nde~ ("tbC' Act"). The audit was con~uctcd pm~~:.~mt to r.~ction 438(a) (8) of Title 2 of tile Unit~J

States Cod~ whi~h directs th~ Cnmmisnion to ~ake (rom ti~ to

time audits and field invc:-;ti,tations with respoct to rnporta and

stat.cn\\....nts fil.'d und~r tho provi~dolltl of tho Act.
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"'h(' "'Hh"thon J\.C'count fl tNt r~pnrta of rCC!t'lrts and

("X""lIfti t 111·":: .hlring the audit poriod fr~ 1/1/76 thru 11/24/76,

th•.•1", ,. uf i' f; tt~nntn~ttC\n report. nurh,q t1lc poriod, the

'!'("I•.t.h"ll i"~f·'Jllllt r'~'JOrtcd a bP.qlnnin" e."qh b...lilne~ of ~(.1.46,

tot.,' I.·.·.·h,':; or $161.04, tot.al ~xf~nditures of ~424.')n, amI

.m ,·ltlll'I" l~~,:~h IMlancco of $-0-.

'rh in .m" t t. rca'JOrt i fl baawd on tlnc:-.rnts and wort-lnu

pap....·s wh it.'h :-lUl'J,nrt ('ach of 11::1 factual fltatAaOntf'. "'''t·y

form p."lrt· of 1'11'-' rl"Cord "'JOn which t.he C'ommisninn hasC'd I ttl

dt"cision:; on th,' moltters in t'h~ rl'port anel were i.tvall~bl~ to

Commi r.:~ i nner:l ilnd ilpJlropr i~, tl' tdrr ror review.

n. I:....·.. rcrFtonn<:>1 -

'l'h~' princinal offic(l'rs of hot.h rommittC"ca durin" thr

~u<1i t " ....rinll \~~r~ Ll~m\."'s '(). flu',an, C'h.liman, and ~. ro. "leholtIR

\·i,..nC':!. i <l, fI·j..... ~tlrt~r •

"'!>. :l'.td i t i nl:!' ud,'d su~h b'st:s af' verific:,tion of total

r\."t,o!'t,·d ",·\~.·~!'t:n and l~:-:i"'ntlitu,"':; Lmd indt\'l.lual transaction::;: ,·,~\·i('\.: qf r,":'I: l"'c1 r.up!'urt in" c1(~·.·tlr.10nt:lt:lonr analyst A of r.onni ttl"..'

~:('l"t-.~; :Illd 0},1 ~,:ationr,r .md, sl.ll~h ttth~r ilUdit procrour('s liB dt."t'm,'"

n(',::,p~f~.ll·,/ u:: !.,o' th,' ci l·(!Unu;t:an::-,':;.

If.

11 i~~ ,::., ol'ini,'n of lh... ,'u.tit nt:lff, h.l:~"d upon ("x:lMin..Unn

,of. '1-.,· l'I'I,nt'~,; om,l ::;t.!tl'nt<:>!lt~ fi lc'd and t·!1.., '·t'l·l)s·dR !,!"~9pnt('d,

t:~ 1" +' ," p •.~,:. (',".It"~ f~! .Itt' ('n:':~i ,·tt., 0 nf !., ..." .1t·I,~,,'V-·I'(,t ...thon }\l!Cl)Unt

\\·.I~ til" ., !" iH-:'ll .......~:!i:lit:t/". :," ,I..rin'''1 hy ~.·t·1 tnn 411(cl) of "'itl,· .~ (l~~ t .,., '0 . ~. "'! :~'··l' t'~ C·Ol!f!.

'!li,~ ,,1 ~"~(j:l i:~ bnn,·.1 "~l tb' ··.l'~t: th.,t Itlt' •·..·l,'t!~"n

.. ,.,·o:,.~, • ': ,-:. ~" b,t an.I .':-cp,·!l.li tIll'" .ll:t h'i ty fOt' th,' ilu<1i t pC'rh,d

\'::1:' 1·'": ·!~.l:·; I·L,; :~l.OOO thrl"':~h:'I" in~lud,"d tn I:h.' dl~':inition

:h't' ,"C'!' Ii:: :',.,., ion .111 (,1) of "'Hlp 'I, l'1"Iit€"tl ~t;ltc':J rod~. As

:~Llt-o'! I"':', ':1" "'"l,·l:!1(tn ;·'~(·t'tlllt t<.'rminilh'd Itn t'pp<"rtinq ~t;lt\j;: ••.• !:1 .~:' (·Ilr":!'d!~:linn ('1\ ···.·\·o'1·11H...• :!-l, 10 76.
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t·.;- ':. ,!llt·;-;t.in':': .:!""111 t hi:: .k:·i(!i"!l,'y, t.11(· ';'rt,.u;ur0t'

,", ..... "'d..i ':11t' I h.~ .111:· ., .•.•. ' I·,·,on l",!:' ',':"l~~ I,r.~l·.,bl·;, d\h' to tho

:'.\ at· ! !:.l! T·.l:·~·· h•... \.!.l.: .:'" !":" h:ld Itt'l'll :- )~..,_:l :-~ .•'·t't".11 ti~.·:·~ Rir.~_'

1.. ' "~'::'t'n!i •. '::-:.,' \,.t,.:.... ..:', .n~l t tu" ": t l.i...~~,ll1( .. rt..~(~I:l·l1~ mi~!)l,lel ... ~:.

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llurinq thl~ cc·::~·:~., of nul" rt"\·h~..\' of \'!~' C'0:r.:nitton

('::;.\...It.1Hul."\....l1, .....0 nott~ll :~.' ">:lH~ndil:urc:3 tot~ltlnq ~27,84G.29 rOl'

.....i:ich lht' c.~l)mmitt('!("t did ll,'l r .."l:a.tn th~ r~quiJ"eet <!ocur.1cnt:ttion.

T!'('::," pxpcnuit.urcs r,"p!"..'t·,'nt 50.2''. of tho tnt.. l dollar v"luo

.m:! 2~~.~··. of th<.' tot,,} !m:'.!"'l" of ,,~:q~L'!~dit"u1"er: rcqui .. ill~ such

.!(> ·~!r.~\.'tl! .It l(·m.

la~j'I'~I...,1 ..ihn..'.., \\"'l~O lr; t.l·.lIl~~""'''l1 l('l 11 ll!lrcf~i~t~r~~1

('r,!,::d.~ t.,\,u 0\" or,'alli.~ol~: ':~.'1, toLd ill" ~~.;,4~,O, ",U!l~ for vot('r

:":.'(d~.t-'-:,tin:~ i'u!."PO~c:":. ':i.·:.t (~~) ..I' t!:~ l'p('~!'h~ll~: "r,...,n12aI ii" .. :; I·,'\·,·i':,·,i in e:-:'·.';··~ 0):- $l,OtH).

s~ction 432(<1) \,f 't'ltl~ 2 of the United £:t:i1tca roo..,

r."!Ul!·'.':; Uh! t.re,uuu"or cf .. political ("f):·u"ttt,.." to nht.ain anll ~~, .• 'p ., ,"",~" i F v,d bi11, nt.1 t i !!<1 t I", l)<trt i en1ilrn, for pvcry "::!'~'~l<ii "U!'" mit.!.! in ....'Cc... :!~ ,.1' $100 in amoun', and ;"<'r any atll·"

p:-:r' ':1(: i tm·.' in :t l(l~~~l"r ;,":(,'ml', t r thf."': :Uletrt'l'ittc arlount: of s,,~h

t.':{: .•.. I~[li ttll'f':~ to lhQ sam : .•" .;0:1 durin's it c..al"·nd:lr 1" (lXOO"dR

$leHl. 1:1 ,..ldition, S(~C~ i~'n It):~.·)(c) p) «nd Ct.:) o( tb'" r.(\IImlissic~·:i !~'" ml.i t i ,"I\S p....nni t ;:a t:"~ 'l.~m""l" t u kc()p, \'1h("n ~, rac..·., !)lcd bill i:~ !lIlt. .1\"~1ilahl,.', tho C'~n..:'f"th"'l! ,·h\'cok(!'l' f:howil~'l P:l~M,""t of th~ \1: II .mtl th" bill, invr-h··.... or otlwr c(mt('m!,or~ml"'ou~ M....·mor.mdum ,. t'l.... tl',mR41(9t ion, and t ,,' b..... ,1.:0'1"..'<\ i:, ~ornp1 i~tnc(, i f a tr..,..r.ul"('o."

,:~~,.:; hi:: <lr her b\.... ~t. l'~-:'. ~·tl1 ttl "bt"'n th{' r\.'\f!uir..·.1 i!1:-nrm"t ion

.t~1.! l~""":l a C'omplet"... 1"..','," ,I of ..'ffe,,"t-:' t'.\) do An.

t I. in tho ol>inion O( th" 1\udi t st:t!f, based ul'l\1l px.a.inatlon

nf ttl.., r,'pnl"ts anrt st;:atentents ft l,-'<1 and tho record,; pre'tcrltb'd.

that, CXl~"I)t for the dcfich'ncy notro below, t.he r"'J"arl's .a..1

t:t••t"m....ntn of tho ~lftucrati ~t,llt~ cornmi tt('c of t!l-W .J,·rflll'y-Voh",,.n

P,~(,istr.ati(}.. Account fairly t)rCR~nt th"~ financial a,,~t.ivlth's of

the Cnani tlnt:' Cor the porio•• covored hi· th~ auc1il. ,··ua·th.......,rc.

n.) mah"'l·i...1 problcltln. o:«('!\~l't as notod b(':low, in '~"M"lyinl1 with th..

1··ooera1 l:~h'ction CmnlJ3i'-Jn i\~t vcrlo' dlRcovcr"d durh\\J l1w c:ourso

of the .1\1<11 t.
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rcoo.cndl.-d, 1ft ou- lotter of aUillt fl...1... of

April 6, 19.,." tb.at t.11f' c~ttee obtai" alii ....It fOC' 0lIl'

a-t~14;.•.." ,,1 thJ" 10 d...ys f)f not!flcatloe, .fflclent doc:.-oatattoft

to c1J~"bllsh t ht" ultilliito P81'CJtIO ancl __ of the- tr_fc.'rs ane! . ,'xpcndlturen, .en r(~pnrtC'd, .. evidence of tM ~~tttoC!·. efforts

to obtain tho· .It,,'.uacntallon.

on ....ly :!", Juno 1, .Juno II, and .July 9, 1979, Ute

~onamlttoe sublUitt."t ado'ltmte .''Pl1Ortlng ~ntlltio" •• '-'vidence of befit ..... f6rt~ to ~ai" ..... for H. 8~ of tlle _lla",

valuo of tho expenditures notccl above.

~~ec~ncIatlnn ......-_... .--

It is tho OI)inlon of t:IIo Aadit staff tlaat ~ho a t.t'.t

f..~ff...rt~ to d"tt:- h••v.... I""f~("'d it 1ft compliance with 0lIl' r~"ft(t:tt W4.~ 'I~,·r~Cor.., l-t:,.'cnmm, -ne! :;1") further action on this mttor.

1·,-.';;.-'nb',1 bel,.·.., it' .. m.. tt:,~r f""t' which no furthor

al!t fun is rt" ..,)ftI11..",kd.

1) 'l'h..- Vlt\ Commf ttco amended i tR r,,'porta b't,

nth.'t-l ... l h-th'f.' on :lo....,·:-llJ\·r 10, 1976, t·J dlsclo~o in-kit...

(-"ut-dbu'-iollS f)-OM th.' li(·mocr.;ltlc ~'atl..)n:tl Cl"mmittcc of

$~, <1St;. 03 [or voh-r r· ''I i ~.;tr:tti_oll ..,tcri;,!s I).-ovid(.",l by I ho

Il~;(~. 1'0\1;\.'\'4."-' ~mb:lc(lut·!.t vn,\ Comrnlttt:'".. r('ports dbl nnt

,11t'l,·1"£1t:' thl amount t n j-cat·-to-dnte total.