Records previously obtained by American Oversight included an April 22 email from Bruce Ash, the former national committeeman of the Arizona Republican Party, to Tommy Hicks, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee, in which Ash asked that the RNC help finance the defense against Democrats’ legal challenges to the “audit.” The latest records include more instances of audit allies attempting to get help from the national party: On July 17, audit spokesman Randy Pullen sent a text to Ash saying, “Need guns, lawyers, and money. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters seeking to prevent the certification of the election.) 6 “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the attack on the U.S. The new records also contain August emails between Fann and a member of Gosar’s staff regarding the release of the contractors’ final report. Paul Gosar in the spring regarding the investigation and its vendors. Prominent RepublicansĪccording to an accompanying privilege log (which lists records that had been withheld because of legislative and other privileges), Senate President Karen Fann exchanged multiple texts with U.S. We are also still processing the documents, and will make them available on our website as soon as possible. American Oversight is still reviewing the contents of the records and will update this page with any additional findings. Included in the documents is information regarding audit payments as well as emails and text messages that audit officials and legislators exchanged with outside parties, including prominent Republicans, election conspiracy theorists and activists, members of Trump’s legal team, and others. The document production comes on the court-ordered deadline of Aug. Per these requirements, auditee's prepare for inclusion in the Single Audit report: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA), note disclosures, corrective action plans, and summary schedule of prior audit findings.On Tuesday, in response to American Oversight’s public records lawsuit, the Arizona Senate released thousands of pages of records related to its partisan “audit” of Maricopa County’s 2020 election results. The Single Audit requirements can be found in Subpart F of the 2 Code of Federal Regulations Part 200 also referred to as Uniform Guidance. The Single Audits must be submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse along with a data collection form, Form SF-SAC. The Single Audit Act requires these audits, referred to as “single audits” to be conducted by an independent auditor. Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 were enacted to streamline and improve the effectiveness of audits of federal awards expended by non-federal entities, as well as to reduce audit burden. The Single Audit Act of 1984 standardized audit requirements for states, local governments, and Indian tribal governments that receive and use federal financial assistance programs. It is intended to provide assurance to the Federal Government that a non-federal entity has adequate internal controls in place and is generally in compliance with program requirements. The Single Audit is an entity-wide financial statement and federal awards' audit of a non-federal entity that expends $750,000 or more in federal financial assistance in one year.
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