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REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

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THE JIM MARTIN COMMITTEE

I. Back<]round

A• 0ve r vie\./

This rep 0 r t ; s bus c d up0 nan a uditof The J; rn r,~ II r lin

C0111mit tee (II the Co IIImit tee II) U nde r til ken b'y the Aud i t () i v i ~. i (d} 0 f

the Federal ~lection Commission (lithe Commission"), in accordance

\'/ i t h the C0 l~; ~~ ission I s a ud i t pol; c y to d e t er m; n e \'l he the r the r e has

been compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election

CaIJ1 pa i 9 n f.. c t 0 f 1971, a s aPol end e d (" the Act II ) • The a udi t \'/ a s

conducted pursuant to Section 438(a)(8) of Title 2, United States

Cod (\, \" hie h d ire c t s t h 0 C0 l!l Pl ; s s ion toma kefrom t ; met0 t; me

uud its and fie 1 dinvest ; qat ion s \'/ i t h res pee t tor e p0 r t sand

statements filed under the provisions of the Act.

The Comm; ttee reg; stereo \"i th the Federal E1 ecti on

Commiss; 0 nor: 0ec eI!l be r ?~), 197 5 a S the pr inc i pal cam pa i 9ncOmm; t t (' l' 0 f j a i'~ c S (;. r·, art i rt.. R\~ pub 1 ; c un can did ate for the 0 f f ice

o f nc p l~ C S e r~ : J t i vc f l~ 0 m the 9 the0 n<J ress ; 0 na 1 l~ i s t ric t 0 f ~: 0 r t h

Car 0 1; r~ a • 1 h e COinIll; t tee III a i n t a i ned its hcad qua r t e r s ; n

Cha r lot t e, ~~ 0 r' thea ra 1 ; nJ •

The audi t cover'cd the period Oecembf'r 19, 1975

t hr 0 U h \.1 un e 30, 1977, l he term; nat i [I n d() teo f the r. 0 m:n itt e e • nur" i n9 t h\: t r' l~ rio d ·t her. 0 l;lI:li t tee rep () r ted bc q inn; n ci1 S h 0 f

S- 0 -, l~ ec e p t s 0 f S133 , 22 5 • 80, ex pen di t ures 0 f 5133 , 225. SO,

and ending cash of $-0-.

This a udi t t~ Cr 0 r tis bas e don doc umen t sand \.J 0 l" k; n9

pap e l" S sup c ~"t i n9 cae h 0 f ; t s f J C t lJ (\ 1 s tat em en t s • They f 0 ,"m

par" t 0 f t ht? 1" ecor d up0 n \"; hie h the Commission huse d ; t s dee; s ; 0 ns

on the I::at:er's in this l"cport Jnd \'Jcre available to Comniss;oners

il nd a ppro pria t estJ f f for t~ e vi e\', .

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B. Kev Personnel

The principal officers of the Committee durinq the

period of the audit were: Andrew J. Warinq, Chairman; Robert

W. Bra ds hc1 \'J, Jr., Trea sur c r fro III ncc em be r 29, 19 75 to J u1y 2 3 , 19 76, and \.: ill i il III K• Van All en, Cha ; r mc1 n; V. Rei t z e 1 Snide r ,

Treasurer from July 23, 1976 to June 30, 1977.

c. Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of

rep 0 ." ted r cc c i p t ~) and expen d ; t ur- e s cl ndind ; v i d uu1 t ran sac t ; 0 ns ;

rev i e\./ 0 f l" equi red sup POt" tin .. doc umen tilt ion; a na 1y sis 0 f

Comnlittce debts and obliqations; llnd such other audit procedures

as deemed necessary under the circ4111stanccs.

I I • Aud ; tOt" ISS t a tei:1 e n tan d 0 Po :. c r i rt ion 0 f F; ndin 9s

It is the: opinion of the Audit staff, bascd upon examina t ion 0 f t il p r" e POl" t san d s tat eIil e n t s f i 1edan d the r e cor ds pre -

sented, th{l~ the t"etl0r-ts and statcl:.ents of Thc Jim nartin

Co filfil itt e e f 11 i r-' Y rr t"' S e r. t the fin an c i (j 1 act i v; tie s 0 f the

Committee for the pt~riod covered by thQ audit. ~~o material

problcr:;s in cO!llplyinq \',ith the Fedcr"(11 Election Campaign Act

were discovered during the course of the audit.
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LocJticn: Charlotte

Politic~l ?art~ Affilia:icn: Republican

~'ajor Oppcn~nt(s}: Arthur Goodman (0)

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Votes Cas:: General ~lec:icn - Martin 82,297, Goodman 70,847

Primary ;1 ec:i en - None

Total Receipts for Per~cc: S133,225.80

Total Expendi~ures for ?~ricd: $133,225.80

First Elec:~d (if a~p1ic~oie): 1972