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, "JUDY HAWKINSAPUBLIC ISSUANCE OF AUDIT REPORT -

1978 NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE

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Attached please find a copy of the final audit report

of the 1978 ~ational Party Conference Arrangements

committee, Inc., which was approved by the Commission on

January 30, 1980.

Informational copies of the report have been rece~ved

by all parties involved and this report may be released to

the public.

Attachme~t as stated

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION

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1978 NATIONAL PARTY CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE, INC.

I. Backgr~.und

A. Overview

This report is based on an audit of the 1978 National

Party Conference Arrangements Committee, Inc. (lithe Conunittee")

undertaken by the Audit Division of the Federal Election

Commission in accordance with the Commission's audit policy, to

determine whether there has been compliance with the provisions

of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (lithe

Act"). The audit was conducted pursuant to Section 438(a) (8)

of Title 2 of the United States Code which directs the Commission

to make from time to time audits and field investigations with

respect to reports and statements filed under the provisions of

the Act.

The Committee registered with the Federal Election

Commission on September 1, 1978 as an affiliated committee of

the Democratic National Committee, and of the ONC-Services

Corporation. The purpose of the Committee was to administer

the Democratic party's mid-term conference. The objective of

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in the 1976 Democratic Party Platform and other national issues.

The Committee maintains its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The audit covered the period September 1, 1978 through

June 30, 1979, the coverage date of the latest report filed by

the Committee at the time of the audit. During the period, the

Committee reported a beginning cash balance of $-0-, total

receipts of $406,732.09, total expenditures of $405,744.56, and

a closing cash balance on June 30, 1979 of $987.53. The primary

sources of funding for the Committee were fees assessed to the

attending state delegations, and additional funding was from the

DNC-Services Corporation.

This audit report is based on documents and working

papers which support its factual statements. They form part

of the record upon which the Commission based its decisions on

the matters in this report and were available to Commissioners

and appropriate staff for review.
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The principal officers during the period audited

were; Mr. Gordon Wynne, Jr., Chairperson, and Mr. G.E. Nicholson,

rfreasurer.

C. Scope

The audit included such tests as verification of total

reported receipts and expenditures and individual transactions;

review of required supporting documentation; analysis of Committee

debts and obligations; and, such other audit procedures as deemed

necessary under the circumstances. ·

II. Findinc and Recommendation

Based upon examination of the reports and statements filed

and the records presented, the 1978 National Party Conference

Arrangements Committee, Inc., is not a political committee as

defined by Section 431(d) of Title 2 of the United States Code

and therefore not- Sl~l~ = _:- "':~.. ':'-.. _ _ f·

Act. This opinion is based on the fact that the Committee had

no receipts or expenditures in connection with Federal elections

during the period audited. The Committee plans to file a

termination report in January, 1980.
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