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3 (2) The treasurer of each political committee (other 4 than a political committee authorized by a candidate to 5 receive contributions or to make expenditures on his behalf) 6 shall designate one or more Federal or State banks as cam7 paign depositories of that committee, and shall maintain a 8 checking account for the committee at each such depository. 9 All contributions received by that committee shall be de10 posited in such an account. No expenditure may be made 11 by that committee except by check drawn on that account, 12 other than petty cash expenditures as provided in sub13 section (e).

14 (e) A political committee may maintain a petty cash 15 fund out of which it may make expenditures not in excess 16 of $100 to any person in connection with a single purchase or transaction. A record of petty cash disbursements shall 18 be kept in accordance with requirements established by the 19 Board and such statements and reports thereof shall be fur

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REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL

COMMITTEES

SEC. 202. (a) Each candidate shall within ten days

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1 him to do so, has received a contribution or made an expendi2 ture in connection with his campaign or for the purposes of 3 preparing to undertake his campaign, file with the Board 4 a registration statement in such form as the Board may 5 prescribe.

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(b) In addition to the requirements of section 13 (e) 7 of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, 8 sec. 1-1113) candidates and political committees shall pro9 vide the Board the name and address of the campaign de10 positories used by that committee, together with the title 11 and number of each account and safety deposit box used 12 by that committee at each depository, and the identification 13 of each individual authorized to make withdrawals or 14 payments out of such account or box, and such other informa15 tion as shall be required by the Board.

16 REPORTS BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND CANDIDATES 17 SEC. 203. Section 13 (e) of the District of Columbia 18 Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1113 (e)) is amended by 19 amending that portion of paragraph (2) which precedes 20 subparagraphs (A) through (F) to read as follows:

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"(2) In any election held in the District of Columbia 22 with respect to any office referred to in the first section of 23 this Act, or with respect to a primary election held under 24 section 5 of this Act, each candidate for election, and the

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1 treasurer of each political committee, shall file with the Board 2 of Elections, on reporting forms prescribed by the Comp3 troller General of the United States for use in Federal elec4 tions, on the last day of the fourth, third, and second months, 5 and the fifth calendar day preceding, and within thirty days 6 after the election, complete as of the day next preceding the 7 date of filing, detailed reports setting forth-".

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POWERS

FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD

SEC. 301. Section 5 of the District of Columbia Elec12 tion Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1105) is amended by adding 13 at the end thereof the following:

14 "(f) The Board is authorized to conduct such examina15 tions, audits, and investigations, and by regulation to require 16 the keeping and submission of such books, records, and 17 information, as it deems necessary to carry out the functions 18 and duties imposed by this Act.

19 "(g) The Board shall appoint a Staff Director without 20 regard to any provisions of law governing appointments to 21 the classified service who shall serve at the pleasure of the 22 Board. The Staff Director shall supervise the administrative 23 operations of the Board and shall perform such other duties 24 as may be delegated or assigned to him from time to time 25 by regulations or orders of the Board.".

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SEC. 302. Section 6 of the District of Columbia Election

Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1106) is amended by adding the phrase "participation in judicial proceedings" to the caption, and by adding at the end thereof the following:

"(d) The Board is authorized to appear in and defend

against any action filed under this Act, either by attorneys employed in its office or by special counsel whom it may 9 appoint without regard to any provisions governing appoint10 ments in the competitive service, and whose compensation 11 it may fix without regard to the provisions at not to exceed 12 the maximum daily compensation provided for experts and 13 consultants.

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"(e) The Board is authorized through attorneys and 15 counsel as described in subsection (a) to appear in the 16 courts of the District of Columbia to seek recovery of any 17 amounts determined to be payable as a result of examination 18 and audit made pursuant to this Act or other examinations 19 and investigations made by the Board.

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"(f) The Board is authorized through attorneys and 21 counsel described in subsection (a) to petition the courts of 22 the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief 23 concerning any civil matter covered by the provisions of 24 this Act.".

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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TO ASSIST BOARD

SEC. 303. The Board may, in the performance of its 3 functions under this Act, request the assistance of the Comp4 troller General of the United States, and the Comptroller 5 General may provide such assistance with or without reim6 bursement, as the Board and the Comptroller General shall 7 agree. Upon request by the President, the Chairman of the 8 District of Columbia Committee of the Senate, the Chair9 man of the District of Columbia Committee of the House of 10 Representatives, the Mayor, or by resolution of the Council, 11 the Comptroller General shall make such further audits or 12 investigations as may be appropriate.

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TITLE IV-FINANCE LIMITATIONS

LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS

SEC. 401. (a) (1) No person may make a contribution 16 to, or for the benefit of, a candidate for that candidate's 17 campaign for nomination for election, or election, which, 18 when added to the sum of all other contributions made by that person for that campaign, exceeds $1,000.

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(2) No candidate may knowingly accept a contribution 21 for his campaign from any person which, when added to the 22 sum of all other contributions received from that person for 23 that campaign, exceeds $1,000.

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