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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

~ttacheu please find· a CO?y of the final audit report

of the ~lational ~e?ublican Heritage r,rou!.')3 Council

Convention 1976 which was approved by the Co~~ission on

January 24, 1980.

Attachment as stated

Informational co?ies of the re~ort have been received

by all parties involved and the report may be released to

the public •

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REPORT OF TIlE AUDIT DIVISION

ON THE

NATIONAL REPllBT,ICAN HERITAGE GROUPS

COUNCIL CONVENTION 1976

HIJI.RAL EUCllON COMMISSION

Backqround

A.

'1'h1.s audit report is based on documents and working

papers which support each of the factual statements. They form

part of the record upon which the Commission based its decisions

on .the matters in the report .:md wore available to Commissioners

and ap~ro~riate staff for review.

'l'he Committeo filea its initial report with the

Federal Election Commission on .luly 12, 1976. 1/ '1'he Committee

maintained its headquarters in Philildelphia, Pennsylvania.

The audit covered the perioa January 1, 1976, the inception

date of the rommittee, throuqh June 30, 1976, the termination

date of the Committee.

!/ The Committee diel not file a statement of organization •

'I'his report is based on ,In audit of the National

Republican 1I(~ri taqe Groups Counci 1 ("'onvention 1976 ("the

Committee") undertaken by the Audit l)i.vision of the Federal

Election Commission in accornancc with the Commission's audit

policy to determine whether there h.-.:; been compliance with'

the provisi.ons· of the FecleralElect. i fill Campaign Act of 1971,

as amended (lithe Act!'). ~he Cludit w.. :~ conducted pursuant to

Section 438(<1) (8) of Tit.lc 2 of thl' united States COlle which

directs the Commission t.o make from t.ime to time audi~s and

field investigations \,rith respect to reports and statements

filed under the provisions of the Act.

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B. Key Personnel

'~he principal officers of the Committee were

Walter Oarmopray and Nicholas Zoto, Co-Chairmen, and Anthony

Novasitis, ~reasurer.

C. Scone

The audit included such tests as verification of

total reported receipts and expenditures and individual

transactions: review of required supporting documentation and

analysis of Committee debts and obliqations: and such other

audi t proc(~dures as deemed necessary under the circumstances.

II. Findinq and Recommendation

Based upon pxamin~tion of the renorts and statements filed

and the records presplltcrl, the National Republican Heritaqe

r.roups Council Convention 1976 is not Cl nolitical cOT!'\IT\ittee as

defined by Section 431(0) of 'T'itle 2 of the> Pnited States Code

ann th...rcfore not :mh;ect to the reportinq recTUirements of the

Act. 'T'his opinion is hasecl on the fact that the COJTlmittee had

no receipts or eXI'I'ndi tures in connnct i.on \",1 th Federal elections

durinCj the period .lI\clited.