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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

AO 2009-04

Franken/DSCC

Summary

Establishment of and limitations on recount and election contest funds in connection with Senate election.

Documents

Final opinion March 20, 2009
Date Name Document type
03/20/2009 AO 2009-04 Final Opinion
03/19/2009 Draft AO (Commissioner Hunter), Agenda Document No. 09-13-B Draft Documents
03/19/2009 Draft AO (Vice Chairman Petersen), Agenda Document No. 09-13-A Draft Documents
03/19/2009 Vote Votes
03/18/2009 Comment on OGC Draft by Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 Comments and Ex parte Communications
03/13/2009 Comment on AOR by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Comments and Ex parte Communications
03/13/2009 Draft AO (OGC), Agenda Document No. 09-13 Draft Documents
02/26/2009 Comment on AOR by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee Comments and Ex parte Communications
02/24/2009 Ex Parte Communications from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Al Franken for U.S. Senate Committee Comments and Ex parte Communications
02/17/2009 Request by Al Franken for U.S. Senate and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee AO Request, Supplemental Material, and Extensions of Time

Entities

Role Name Type
Requestor Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Party committee, national
Requestor Al Franken for U.S. Senate Federal candidate/candidate committee/officeholder
Counsel/Representative Perkins Coie LLP Law Firm
Commenter Republican National Committee Party committee, national
Commenter National Republican Senatorial Committee Party committee, national
Commenter National Republican Congressional Committee Party committee, national
Commenter Mr. Sean Cairncross Esq. Individual
Commenter Ms. Jessica Furst Esq. Individual
Commenter Ms. Heather Sidwell Esq. Individual
Commenter Democracy 21 Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Campaign Legal Center Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Mr. Fred Wertheimer Individual
Commenter Mr. J. Gerald Hebert Esq. Individual
Commenter Mr. Paul S. Ryan Esq. Individual

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Republican and Democratic Senatorial Committees

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DSCC

DFL

DSCC, RNC, NRCC, DCCC, and NRSC