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John Dean III to Thyra Thomason. Re: Campaign receipts and expenditures plus attachments. 3 pages. [Letter], 11/22/1972
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library
White House Special Files Collection
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Box Number Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
25
5
11/22/1972
Letter
John Dean III to Thyra Thomason. Re:
Campaign receipts and expenditures plus
attachments. 3 pages.
25
5
n.d.
Book
Election Laws of Wyoming. Copies of
pages 135 and 136 only. 2 pages.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Page 1 of 1
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 22, 1972
Dear Secretary Thomason:
In accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming, attached
for filing is the President's statement of campaign receipts and
expenditures.
Sincerely,
John W. Dean, III
Counsel to the President
Honorable Thyra Thomason
Secretary of State
State Capitol
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 22, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
JOHN DEAN
SUBJECT:
Affidavit Required by Wyoming
State Election Laws
Forwarded for your approval and signature is an affidavit
required to be filed in accordance with the provisions of the
election laws of the State of Wyoming. Please note that this
affidavit must be notarized and should be signed on November 22.
Recommendation
That you sign the affidavit attached at Tab A.
Attachment
Camp David
)
) SS
Maryland
)
In accordance with the election laws of the State of
Wyoming, I, Richard Nixon, hereby state that I have
personally neither received any contributions nor
made any expenditures in the State of Wyoming in
connection with the election to the office of President
of the United States. To the best of my knowledge
and belief, the only contributions and expenditures
made on my behalf in the State of Wyoming are those
listed in the reports filed with your office pursuant
to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by the
Wyoming Finance Commit e to Re-elect the Presi-
dent, Box 233, Riverton, Wyoming 82501.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of
November, A. D. 1972.
John J. Brennan
Major, USMC
No Seal Required
Military Aide to the
President
ELECTION LAWS OF WYOMING
135
ters
$ 2523 C. S. 1910, § 3431 ; C. S. 1920, § 4307 R. S. 1931, § 63-
124; C. S. 1945, § 31-2320.)
§ 22-345. Penalty for violation of two preceding sections.-
Any person convicted under the provisions of this act [SS 22-
vis-
343 to 22-345] shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars
to
hall
($100.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). (Laws
1893, ch. 9, § 3; R. S. 1899, § 2523; C. S. 1910, § 3431 ; C. S.
ch.
36-
1920, § 4307 R. S. 1931, § 63-124; C. S. 1945, § 31-2321.)
CHAPTER 18
of
CORRUPT PRACTICES
§ 22-346. "Political committee" and "political party" defined.
-The terms "political committee" and "political party" shall ap-
or
ply to every combination of two or more persons who shall aid
any
or promote the success or defeat of a candidate, or a political
party or principal, and the provisions of law relating thereto
any
shall apply to any firm or partnership, to any corporation, and
to any club, organization, association, or other combination of
S.
persons, whether incorporated or not, with similar purposes,
whether primary or incidental. (Laws 1911, ch. 41; § 16; C. S.
1920, § 2751; R. S. 1931, $ 36-2016; C. S. 1945, $ 31-2416.)
Any
any
§ 22-347. Limitation upon expenditures by candidates.-No
sums of money shall be paid and no expenses authorized or in-
curred by or on behalf of any candidate for office, including
senators of the United States, as follows: In his campaign for
00),
nomination to any public office or position in or from this state
37,
in excess of fifty per cent (50%) of one year's compensation
or salary of the office for which he is a candidate in his cam-
paign for election to any office in this state in excess of fifty
for
per cent (50%) of one year's salary or compensation of the
dis-
office to which he seeks to be elected; provided, that no can-
didate shall be restricted to less than five hundred dollars ($500.-
00) in each of such campaigns, and provided, further, that the
or
forgoing shall not apply to traveling expenses nor to expenses
hereafter specially provided for. (Laws 1911, ch. 41, § 1; C.S.
and
1920, § 2736; R. S. 1931, § 36-2001 ; C. S. 1945, § 31-2401 ; Laws
act.
1951, ch. 31, § 1.)
31
9.)
§ 22-348. Statement of expenditures by candidate.-Every
candidate for any office to be voted for at any primary, mu-
re-
nicipal or general election shall, within twenty days after the
m-
holding of such primary, municipal or general election, file a
ny
true, correct, detailed, sworn statement showing each and all
to
sums of money or other things of value disbursed, expended
it-
or promised directly or indirectly by him, and to the best of his
pt
knowledge and belief by any other person or persons in his be-
si-
half for the purpose of aiding or securing his nomination or
ill
election. If the person be a candidate for municipal or county
9,
office, such statement shall be filed with the county clerk; if
136
ELECTION LAWS OF WYOMING
whom such
for a state office, OF any other office to be voted for by the
electors of more than one county, such statement shall be filed
receipts (i)
with the secretary of state. Such statement shall show the dates,
proper off.
amounts and from whom such sums of money or other things
any candid
of value were received; and the dates, amounts, purposes and
tion, with
with whic
to whom paid or disbursed and shall include the assessment of
ch. 41, $ 4
any person, committee, or organization in charge of the cam-
paign of such candidate. No statement shall be required of
§ 31-2-101.
any person who is not a candidate, but who has been nominated
§ 22-3
or elected by electors writing his name on the ballot, unless he
statement.
shall accept such nomination or election, in which event such
be open a
statement shall be filed before his name shall be printed upon
on file as
the election ballot, or before he shall qualify for such office.
fice when
(Laws 1911, ch. 41, § 2; 1915, ch. 41, § 1; C. S. 1920, § 2737;
R. S. 193
R. S. 1931, § 36-2002; C. S. 1945, § 31-2402.)
§ 22-2
§ 22-349. Statement of receipts and expenditures by commit-
fective st
tee chairman.-The chairman of each party central committee
whom st:
for the state, district or county, shall file a statement of receipts
ments of
and expenditures within twenty days after the general election.
tions file
The chairman of state and district central committees shall file
and, if 1:
said statements with the secretary of state; and the chairman
to file a
of county central committees, with the county clerk. Such state-
such off
ments shall contain all the information required to be filed by
to law.
candidates as set forth in section two (2) [§ 22-348] of this
ment fil
act, and, in addition thereto shall state the amounts or balances
any per:
remaining on hand. The person filing the same shall make oath
required
that it is a full, true and correct statement. (Laws 1911, ch.
the deli
41, § 3; C. S. 1920, § 2738; R. S. 1931, § 36-2003; C. S. 1945,
$ 2741:
§ 31-2403.)
§
§ 22-350. Statements by other persons.-Every person re-
etc.-U
ceiving or expending money or incurring liability by authority
ten day
or in behalf of or to promote the success or defeat of any can-
352], ()'
didate or other person or political party or any organization,
of any
shall on demand and in any event within twenty days after
corrup!
such receipt, expenditure or incurrence of liability, give such
election
candidate or other person, or the treasurer of the political party
city ch
or any organization on whose behalf such expense or liability
and pr
was incurred, detailed account thereof, with proper vouchers.
curred.
Every payment made in connection with political affairs, as here-
theret
in contemplated, except payments less in the aggregate than
name
five dollars to any person, shall be vouched for by a receipted
be any
bill stating the particulars of expense. Every voucher, receipt
$ 2742
and account hereby required shall be a part of the accounts and
§
files of such treasurer, condidate or other person, and shall be
urer
filed with the proper public officer mentioned in the preceding
not to
sections [SS 22-348, 22-349] at the time of the filing of the state-
ganiz.
ments, as provided in the two preceding sections [§§ 22-348,
state
22-349], if the amount of value received or expended by any
person, as aforesaid, is greater than fifty dollars, such person
perso
more
shall file the itemized account thereof, giving the names, from