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REPORT OF TilE AUDIT DIVISlorl

ON THE

BUTLER •76 CO~1r1I TTEE

J. Background

A. Overview

This report is based upon an audit of the Butlr.r '76

Committee (lithe Committee") undertaken by the Audit Divi'Jlf'\Jl of th(!

Federal Election Con:m;ss;on in accordance with the CCf::::il,,~.10~\·~ «ludtt

pol icy to determine \'Jhether there has been compl iunce \'11 tn tt~'.' ('rovisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. elf', tl:."_'ndt.'d

(lithe Act"). The audit was conducted pursuant to Scctlon .: "'{,l)(a)

of Title 2 of the United States Code, which directs t.h:\ Lt" "",sion to

make from time to tirr.e audits and field investig<ltion~ ~l1t·l r'~")~:l"ct to

reports and statements filed under the provisions of the ;'Lt.

The Committee registered with the Federal Election ("('·':··;'.-,ton on

January 20,1976 in support of the Honorable ~1. Cllld"'ttdl E.. ·.l.·,·. ,1

candidate for the office of Representative from the SL,th ,,'f' :".u.~ton.,l

District of Virginia. On January 20, 1976, the Cc:::::d ttt',,, i .,t, .~,,·,t(·''''l('d

by the Candidate as his p..-incipal campaign cOIT~mittce :~)t" ~~'I' l·~th

election. The Committee maintains its headquJl"tcrs ,n J~C',":(l'l'. ftrgtnta.

The audit covered the period January 20, 1976 thY"cu':·, ,',tr.•• JO.

1977, the finul coverage date of the latest report fi:l·' !'••• ,

£om:ni ttce at the t ir.~e of the audi t. Ouri ng tha t r~'"H~:. •"1' I 4 -r' t tr~

reported beginning cJsh-on-hJnd of $-0-, total rCC('11:)tt. l.! !" ... ~.' .rs.

total expendi turcs of $63,600.71 and ending cash ot ~c .t.~: ~. \.: ..

Thisaud; t report ; s bused on documents and \·.o,"L. in,; :'.,:'I"·"

suppor'ting each of its factual statcr.lcnts. They 10"~l ".,,! (" ~~'~ r.-co'·d

upon \'Jhich the Commission based its decisions on u~ ..' t··.'~~t·'·. ,.~ t~t\

rcpot"t and \-Jea"'c available to Commissioners and JpprCtH·','~" ·.t.aff for

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B. Key Personnel

The principal officers durinC) the re,"in:f of tt.~ .' .~, t ...... ". " .11 . n I. , , ..... C • I J ., ,. ,

Joshua H. lilnghal~~;ncl", Chalt"m~n, and '~l lJm \. IhJ& ,u·"·. . ·

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c. Scope

The audit included such tests as vcriftr.~t'o" nf rr~~rttd

rtr~1pts and expenditures and individual t""n~,lct ;nn~ r•• v'.·.. "f

rdl1lJircd supportinq documcntation; analysis of fO"I,tttl'" .~. tlt-. "".t

o51.igations; and such other procedures as deemed nCcc~!u,r)' ,,1\ ~~r the

cJrculOstances.

I~;' Auditor's Statemant

It is the opinion of the Audit Staff, based unon rx~~'n~ttnn of the

rl!lStlrts and statements filed and the records prc':Jcnt.,.d. t.h"l t,·,! "t'I'cu'lS

aritfl~statcmcnts of the Butler '76 Committce fai,'ly prp'~f'nt t •.•• Itt,.,nc""

a~i·vi tics of the Commi ttee for the period covcr('ll he, ! hp ,\".: \ t. ~.o

mitcrial problems in complying \'/ith the Federal [lcetion L.'~;),l'C;n "ct w~rc discovered during the course of the audit.

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