Overview
March 15, 2023
Mr. William C. Campbell, Director
Office of Campaign and Political Finance
One Ashburton Place, Rm 411
Boston, MA 02108
Re: State Election Campaign Fund Audit – Auditor Candidates
Dear Director Campbell:
In accordance with Chapter 10, Section 42C of the Massachusetts General Laws, this Office conducted a post-audit of the accounts and transactions involving activity in the State Election Campaign Fund relative to the candidates for State Auditor involved in the primary and general elections held in 2022.
In addition, at the request of the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), to avoid the appearance of a potential conflict of interest, we reviewed the activity of one candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Tami Gouveia.
Purpose: To determine the accuracy and completeness of the State Election Fund activity of the candidates.
Scope: We looked at eligibility for, and allocation of, state funds for each State Auditor candidate, and the one Lieutenant Governor candidate, receiving or declining public financing.
Six auditor candidates and the Lt. Governor candidate were eligible for, and appropriately applied for, State Election Campaign funds. While eligible for campaign funds, only the Lt. Governor candidate received funds, and only for the primary election. We confirmed in MMARS the Lt. Governor candidate amounts paid, and the unspent amounts returned. We also confirmed in MMARS that no amounts were paid to any candidates for State Auditor.
Result: We found no areas of non-compliance.
Sincerely,
Peter J. Scavotto
Assistant Comptroller for Risk
cc: William J. McNamara, Comptroller of the Commonwealth
William J. Kaplita, Jr., Director of State Audits, Office of the State Auditor
The Honorable John F. Keenan, Senate Chair of Joint Committee on Election Laws
The Honorable Daniel J. Ryan, House Chair of Joint Committee on Election Laws
| Date published: | March 31, 2023 |
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