Mondale Drive Owes U.S. $260,000
The Federal Election Commission, winding up its auditing of primary candidates in the 1984 presidential election, has ordered Walter F. Mondale’s campaign to repay the government $260,000, the commission said Tuesday.
The commission determined that the Democratic candidate was overpaid by that amount in federal matching funds for his presidential campaign.
The overpayments were due, in part, to what the auditors found to be excess expenditures in some states.
Mondale received about $9 million in matching funds overall.
Presidential candidates who accept matching funds for their campaigns must abide by spending limits for each state. In the primary campaigns, the federal government matches candidates’ contributions from individuals who give less than $250.
The commission audits all presidential committees, for both the primaries and general election campaigns, in a lengthy process. Campaign committees may not be dissolved until their books are closed by the audit.
Mondale’s was the last of the primary campaign audits to be finished. The commission still must complete the general election audits for Mondale and President Reagan.
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