ROBER'l' J. COS.{'A

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JUDY Ili\\'JKINS l\-"

PUBLIC n;SU;'.NCE OF' AllDI'l' RLPOR'l' -

DELJ\\'JAW': DK'·iOCH,\'rIC PARTY 1976

S'l'i\'l'EiHDE VO'l'!:H REGIS'l'Ri\rl'IO~"; 'l'ASK FORCE

FRED EILAND

PRESS OFFICE

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FEDI:RAI E!.ECTION COMMISSION

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~1I111ic Rl.'corl1

May 16, 1979

:--. t tac!lmf'l1 t as s ta t.ed

1\1.1. infonu.:1tionill copic~s o[ this report have been recci'Jcc1

]Y/ ;:lll \'ilrti0s involved .:11H.1 this report lUily be released to tl"w

t-';'lblic ':1::; of today, r·!;:lY 16, 1979.

AtLdchec1 please find .:1 copy o[ the final audit report

0':: the n~:l.:1\'Jilrc Dcmocr.:1tic Party llJ76 State\'lido Voter

]~~\j ist!-;1 Lion 'l'.:wk Force ''lhich "1,1:;; ilppr.oved by the Commission

en :'!.:1y ~!, 1979.

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'1'his rcpol:t if-' bclsed "pon an nudit of the Deln"lare'

DCl11ocr" tic Pn rty 197 (j ~,t:,ll:l~wicle Vo1:er Rcqi;;tration 'I'ask Porce

(lithe ('nmmittec"), Ulldl~cl:.-l1:<:~n lw t1w j'.ud"it Division oCth(i.Fcdl~I~·d!

Election C()l!lmir~~;ion in .:.1ccord;II1~;c ,·:i th the commi::;sion' s -am1.i t: ' '

policy i·.n (1t:terI:Lin(~ "\'llethcr thc:re hns beoll comj)linnce' ,·Iit.h .,the'. '

prov.i ~;j,l')Il:; of tlH~ rl~dc~r~l1 E] cct'j on C.J.In!:'niqn l\ct of lCJ71, ns m~10.J1(:c::!

(lithe: 7\cl'."). '!'h(~ audi.t \'.',15 conduct-.ed pUJ:;;ucmt to r;ection ·138(a)(:Q

of'j'.i.t1l' :~ of the Uni.!:L~d States ('ode .::hich djre:~ct;, the CQ):lmiss.i.0n

1-.0 m.:1b~ f l'om time to t1.;:1<2 ':ll1d:i l::; ,lnd Cie1c1 investiq<l tions wi th

respect to reports nncl f;t ... t·.( '!ll(~n I'~; r.i.10l! under tlK~ provision:> 0 f

the 1\ct.

'rho C<'1!1I1l1th'c rCiji:;t:,en~d ,-lith the f'el1cral r:l(~ction

CO!;ilni::;sion on C'Ct:Ob0l~ 11, l')7fi nfj ;1 ~:;t:ato commil:tc0. of the

De!l10cr:1l:ic Party. 'rhe COi:;m.i.t: l·.cl~ m.: i.nt:.:1in(xl its h(~;l<.1c:l.ln]~ters in

\'li 11;linq l:CIII, I)..,,: .L.1\';;,1 !'(~ • 'l'he ;llle!:i. t ('0',:'.: I~<~l: the per.i.nc1 ;! 1..1 1y 1, 1 i' (; 1/

t',h1"ow)l D(~cc~J11bl~l~ '31, 1.970, t:lll: U'nH:l.n.ltion C:i1te 0f the COlTIl:tittr.c.

'Phis r(~port in b,-::;('\1 011 ,!OClliilcnts ,lncl \'lorJ:inq p~pers

sl.lpportinq ,each of :it:; LlCl:u,'ll !;t~\l:L'::1C'nl:s. '.':'1:0.:: form port of

the recon1 upon ,,;hich die C'·!l!!i!.i :;:~5.1.):1 hl1::;c:c1 it:~ cll'r.::i ~ion on the

m.lttors j n the r.,~!')ort .lnd ':!('I't~ LI\':d.1:11Jl~ to CO!11T:1ir:::,d.oncrs and

':1 p:)roprj (lto s ta f f f 0 j' 1.··.:'.' 1..-::\': •

'rh0. principdl officers of the Comr.1ittee Here ni~. \"i:Lll.Ll,';

Ew.LnCl, C!1;linn.:111, .:1nd :':1:. Ch:ll·10~'; \':.:1U:(~r, 'J'rcnsurcr •

TIle! Com::d.U'l,'",!". 'i.n.i.tLCil coveL1Cle dlll:c is ,lu1y 1, 197("

hlll' t:hn C.iJ'::;L: !·.~·:!::::~lcLin:1 of the CCl1:;:1.i.ttec did ;10t

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'I'he .:ludit included such tests .:l~ the v{~d.ficuth'll

of total l'I,'ported receipt::; .:In{l c:·:pcneliturl':; Llnel individual

t1~;Jnr:;.:letj/)ll:';; n~vie';l of recpdrcd supportinq tlocumentatioll;

;ll1alysi~; /)f commi I~Lce c1cbtr; ilnd oblil.Fltions; .mel, such oth!.'t"

,~ud.i. t: p 1.'( II '-\'d\1rt~S ., ri deemcd n(~cl.~sr;ury under Uw ci rcumi:;tan'Cl~i;•

T1.. i\udit'n["'s St:lte::lcnt

Itir; tlwopinion of tlw l\udit stnff u:lsed upon thc

c:':Clmin\ltion of th(~ repor.ts :lnd st.:tt:cmcnts T i lcel ;In(1 the records

pn~scntcd I:.hat thc n('Ln·:.:nc Del:lo(~r;lt:ie Party 1~J7(' StutC\'lil1e

Voter H{)'-!i:;tr.:ltion 'J':l:~~~ Force is l~OI: Ll pol j l:ic;tl cOnlI:littec ':lS

dc'fined by the i\ct ':111.1 tf.3 not subj(·(:t to tlll~ f:i 1 i ng requin)l:tents

()f th(~ i\t=t that Llpply ;'0 "po] i.tie;l' l:or.tm:itl·('\..~~;".

'j'hiri o:">.inion :i ::; b.1::,.'d on l:tv: I "j·t tll;tl. 1.11'.: Conu:ti ttec hels

11l1l ~;u:.':1L)l:tcd Fcder.:ll ,~.·1;1li.i.d.:lt:cs \:11 .In e:·:h~!lt VIii i ch requil~es n

L·OiT:d.ttcc to l"c'q.L:,Lcr ::nL: COpl!iwnr.,.' "ilinI3 d.i~;c·lo~;t1I~C reports

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