This file contains archived live captions of the open meeting of the Federal Election Commission held on June 18, 2020. This file is not a transcript of the meeting, and it has not been reviewed for accuracy or approved by the Federal Election Commission.
     

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GOOD MORNING,  AND WELCOME TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION  COMMISSION TO OPEN MEETING OF THURSDAY,  JUNE 18th, 2020. THIS IS  A VERY EXCITING DAY FOR THE COMMISSION,  WE HAVE A NEW COMMISSIONER AND  WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME HIM  TODAY AFTER HAVING NO QUORUM SINCE COMMISSIONER PETERSON  DEPARTED. THE CAMPAIGN OF FINANCE LAW  AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IS BROUGHT  ADVISING CANDIDATES AND COMMITTEES.  THIS EXPERIENCE WILL BE VALUABLE TO THE COMMISSION  AND WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE HIM  HERE. I HAPPEN TO BE SITTING HERE  WITH HIM AT A SOCIAL DISTANCE IN  OUR OFFICES. AND I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME YOU,  WELCOME.  

THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I JUST  WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY ON THE  LINE FOR BEING SO WELCOMING. HELPING  ME GET SET UP AND START TO  GET UP TO SPEED. I LOOK FORWARD  TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH EVERYONE.  OVER THE COMING MONTHS AND YEARS,  AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING  YOU HAVE DONE TO GET ME SET UP. 
     

THANK YOU, TREY. TODAY IS MY  FIRST DAY BACK IN THE OFFICE IN  THREE MONTHS AND IT IS GREAT TO  BE BACK. TODAY HAPPENS TO MARK THE  BEGINNING OF PHASE 1 OF REOPENING  AGENCY OPERATIONS FOLLOWING THE  COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OBVIOUSLY THESE HAVE BEEN UNSETTLING AND  TRYING TIMES FOR ALL AMERICANS AND  I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE  STAFF FROM WORKING DILIGENTLY THROUGHOUT. MANY EMPLOYEES HERE  HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH CIRCUMSTANCES  THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK  AND TAKE CARE OF LOVED ONES AT THE  SAME TIME. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF  CHALLENGES FOR ALL, WE ARE FORTUNATE  THAT WE ALL STILL HAVE A JOB AND  WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT OUR ECONOMY  WILL RECOVER QUICKLY FOR THE SAKE  OF ALL AMERICANS. THANKS TO THE  HARD WORK OF OUR EMPLOYEES, CAMPAIGN  FINANCE REPORTS, MANY OF THEM LENGTHY  HAVE BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR THE  PUBLIC IN A TIMELY MANNER. OUR ANALYST  CONTINUE TO REVIEW REPORTS . AUDITORS CONTINUE TO AUDIT CASES  THAT STARTED BEFORE THE LOSS OF  CORM. OUR LAWYERS CONTINUE TO WORK ON  ENFORCEMENT CASES AND I KNOW I SPEAK  FOR ALL COMMISSIONERS WHEN I THINK  EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU ON OUR  STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.  WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ELECTION  OF OFFICERS. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO NOMINATE STEVE FOR CHAIR VICE OF 2020. PER THE  AGENCIES DIRECTIVE WE HAVE A NEW  ELECTION ONCE THE FORM IS RESTORED. SO I  AM NOMINATING STEVE TO CONTINUE  SERVING FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR  AS VICE CHAIR. I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING  WITH STEVE, NOT ONLY THIS YEAR , SINCE I HAVE BEEN CHAIR, BUT IN  YEARS PAST WHEN WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER  ON MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS. STEVE  HAS BEEN A VERY HELPFUL ALLY AND  IN A LOT OF THE REFORMS WE'VE MADE  TO THE AGENCY TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY  AND INCREASE INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.  I APPRECIATE HIS  WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO THE OTHER  POINT OF VIEW AT ALL TIMES. STEVE  HAILS FROM RENO AND SAD NEWS, HE  TOLD ME RECENTLY THAT THE RODEO  HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FIRST  TIME IN HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN? 
     

SINCE 1918. 
     

OH, MY GOODNESS. SAD NEWS. I  HOPE THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE ONE NEXT  YEAR AND WE WILL BE LOOKING  FOR YOU ON THE BOWL. 
     

JUST COME AND WATCH IT IN PERSON.  

WE WILL HAVE A MEETING THERE,  SOUNDS GOOD.  STEVE'S RESUME IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.  I WON'T READ THROUGH IT BECAUSE  MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD IT IN THE  PAST. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, HE WAS  THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF STATE FARM NEVADA. AND I KNOW HE STILL KEEPS IN TOUCH WITH A  LOT OF HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES FOR MANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT  HE HAS SERVED IN THE PAST AND I  THINK THAT IS A STRONG TESTAMENT  TO HIS CHARACTER  AND HE'S A GREAT FRIEND AND A TERRIFIC  PERSON AND I AM HAPPY TO NOMINATE  HIM. I MOVED TO NOMINATE STEVE  WALTER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?  

AYE. THE MOTION PASSES  UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, I BELIEVE  YOU HAVE A MOTION?  

YES, I DO. THANK YOU CAROLINE  FOR THE KIND COMMENTS. VERY MUCH. I WANT TO SAY IT  HAS BEEN A TOUGH TIME TO KEEP US OPERATING. SHE HAS HER OWN WAY OF MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND  GETTING IT DONE QUIETLY. THE  QUIET MANNER IN WHICH SHE GETS  THINGS DONE. BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH  THE COMMISSIONER NOW  AND I HAVE SOME BACKGROUND . MR. TRAINOR WAS NOMINATED   AND APPOINTED 2023. WHO DEPARTED  THE AGENCY IN  2013. HE WAS A TERRIFIC PERSON.  WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH  HIM HAS  EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEES WILL BE VERY VALUABLE  TO THE COMMISSION.  AND HE IS FROM DRIFTWOOD TEXAS AND PRACTICED LAW FOR  TWO DECADES PARTICULARLY IN THE  AREA OF ELECTION LAWS  AND ETHICS. HE HAS SERVED AS GENERAL  COUNSEL TO THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF  STATE. THE TEXAS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON REGULATED INDUSTRIES AND  HAS REPRESENTED DETECTIVES AND TWO  PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS. COMMISSIONER  TRAINOR HAS ALSO SERVED  ON THE BOARD OF THE UNITED STATES  ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.  PRIOR TO JOINING THE COMMISSION MR. TRAINOR WAS A PARTNER  AND HAS ALSO HAD HIS OWN PRIVATE  PRACTICE. MR. TRAINOR   GRADUATED FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY  AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM  THE U.S. ARMY IN THE YEAR 2000. HE  GRADUATED FROM THE SCHOOL OF LAW  IN 2002. WITH THAT BACKGROUND, I  AM VERY PROUD TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER  TRAINOR  IS THE NEW ONCOMING CHAIR OF THE  COMMISSION. 
     

HI. MOTION  PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.  CONGRATULATIONS , TREY.  

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS TO BE  THE NEW GUY AND RESPONSIBLE. SO  AT THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT THE NEWEST JUSTICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING  COFFEE FOR ALL OF THE JUSTICES, WHENEVER THEY HAVE ARGUMENTS. SO  THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO BE  TAKING THE CHAIR AND NOT  BE THE ROOKIE RESPONSIBLE  FOR MAKING COFFEE, BUT I APPRECIATE  IT. AND AGAIN, I LOOK FORWARD TO  WORKING WITH EVERYONE. SO, WE WILL  MOVE ON TO AGENDA  ITEM 3. LATE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS. 
     

EXCUSE ME, MR. CHAIRMAN. WE HAVE  TO HAVE A MOTION, RIGHT BEFORE THE  WEIGHT SUBMIT DOCUMENTS. 
     

I WOULD BE GLAD TO MAKE THAT  MOTION MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT THE  COMMISSION EXTEND THE ROLES ON THE  DOCUMENTS TO CONSIDER THE LATE SUBMISSION OF THE AGENDA DOCUMENT  NUMBERS 2001 A,  2002 A, 2003 A, AND 2004 A AND 20  05A.  

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 
     

AYE.   

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE NEXT IS DRAFT ADVISORY  OPINION 2019-15 WE HAVE THE  FIRST TO DRAFT AND I BELIEVE THERE  IS A PRESENTATION BY  KEVIN PAULSEN AND  ROBERT KNOP   OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL. 
     

EXCUSE ME, WE  ARE ON MUTING KEVIN. 
     

OKAY. 
     

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?  

YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW. 
     

OKAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.  GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. I'LL  COME TO CHAIR TRAINOR.  THE DOCUMENT 20-01-A RESPONSE TO AN ACTION COMMITTEE ON A FLAT RATE, SIX  PERCENTAGE SPEED FROM CONTRIBUTIONS AS IT FORWARDS TO CANDIDATE COMMITTEES.  TO REIMBURSE THE PROCESS AND COST AND SOLICITATION AND  ADMINISTRATIVE COST. IT CONCLUDES  THAT  NORPAC MAY DO AS COMPOSED BUT THE  ENTIRETY  WOULD CONSTITUTE A CONTRIBUTION TO NORPAC. THE DRAFT ALSO ADDRESSES  HOW EACH COMPONENT OF THE PROPOSED  TRANSACTIONS  MUST BE REPORTED BY NORPAC AS WELL IS WHAT INFORMATION  IT MUST  EXPOSED TO CANDIDATE COMMITTEES.  WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS  ON THE REQUEST OR ON THE DRAFT.  I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADJUST ANY QUESTIONS  THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. 
     

ANY QUESTIONS?  

NONE.  

I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THE NORPAC  TREASURER  ON THE LINE? IF  WE COULD UNMUTE HIM AND  GET HIM ON THE LINE.  

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR  COMMENTS WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR  THEM.  

GOOD MORNING, CAN YOU ALL HEAR  ME?  

YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.  

GREAT. SO I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE COMMISSIONERS AND IT MAY BE THAT IT IS CLEAR  IN THE DOCUMENTS, I AM ALSO WORKING  AT HOME AS MANY OF YOU ARE  AND TRY TO READ AS BEST I COULD  THE ENTIRETY OF THE ADVISORY OPINION 
     ON MY CHILDREN WERE TRYING TO PULL  MY HAIR OUT. SO EXCUSE ME IF I MISSED  SOMETHING THAT WAS OBVIOUS IN THE  OPINION ITSELF. MY QUESTION WOULD  BE BASED ON THE ADVISORY OPINION  THAT I READ IF I  MAY OFFER IT HYPOTHETICAL. LET'S  SAY, A DONOR GIVES A CONTRIBUTION TO  CANDIDATE JOHN DOE  ABOUT THE $500, OUT OF  THAT 500 AND SEVEN DOLLARS WOULD BE A CREDIT  CARD PROCESSING FEE AS I MENTIONED  IN THE REQUEST, THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT  ASPECT THAT WE WOULD DEDUCT A CREDIT  CARD FEE AND A FEE THAT WOULD GO  BACK TO COVER OUR OPERATING EXPENSES. SO  LET'S SAY SEVEN DOLLARS OF THAT  WAS A CREDIT CARD FEE AND EIGHT  DOLLARS WOULD GO BACK FOR OUR OPERATING  EXPENDITURES. A $15 FEE IN TOTAL THAT THEY WOULD KEEP FROM THE $500  EARMARK THAT WAS GIVEN FROM  THE DONOR. MY QUESTION WOULD BE , DO I, WHEN I AM  REPORTING THIS, REPORT THE ENTIRE  AMOUNT AS A CONTRIBUTION SO $500 TO JOHN DOE OR  IS IT $485 TO JOHN DOE  AND $15 TO NORPAC  AND CONNECTED TO THAT , WHEN I SEND THE CONTRIBUTION  TO THE RECIPIENT JOHN DOE COMMITTEE , AM I TELLING THEM THAT  THIS IS A $500 CONTRIBUTION AND  THEY SHOULD REPORT IT AS  $500 OR AM I REPORTING IT AS A $485 CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMITTEE AND TELLING THEM THAT WE DEDUCTED $15 BEFORE HAND AND SAID THAT THEY  ARE REPORTING THAT THEY RECEIVED  $485 FROM THE DONOR AND NOT THE  $500? 
     

MR. CHAIR, THIS IS KEVIN, I AM  HAPPY TO ADDRESS THIS QUESTION IF  YOU WOULD LIKE.  

PLEASE, THANK YOU.  

SO, THE WAY THE DRAFT HAS TREATED  THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, WHAT YOU HAVE REALLY PROPOSED HERE  ARE TWO SEPARATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND  THAT IS HOW THE DRAFT ADDRESSES  THE HANDLING AND REPORTING OF BOTH  CONTRIBUTIONS. SO USING THE EXAMPLE  YOU HAVE LAID OUT, THREE BE A  $15 CONTRIBUTION  TO NORPAC AND A $485 EARMARK CONTRIBUTION  THAT IS FORWARDED ON TO THE RECIPIENT CANDIDATE COMMITTEE. THE  $15 WOULD BE  REPORTED AS A CONTRIBUTION AND THE  SEVEN DOLLARS THAT GOES BACK TO THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR WOULD  BE REPORTED  AT AN OFFSETTING EXPENDITURE. WOULD  YOU THEN DISCLOSE TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE ULTIMATE RECIPIENT IS  THAT YOU FORWARDED A $485 EARMARK  CONTRIBUTION TO THE ULTIMATE  RECIPIENT COMMITTEE. DOES THAT ADDRESS  THE QUESTION? 
     

YES, ONE MORE POINT OF CLARIFICATION.  FOR THE PROCESSING FEE, MY UNDERSTANDING  FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHERS WAS THAT THAT AMOUNT IS REPORTED  IN THE FULL AMOUNT, THE SEVEN DOLLARS  WOULD BE REPORTED AS A CONTRIBUTION  TO THE CANDIDATE AND NOT AS A DONATION?  I MIGHT HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD THAT  IN THE PAST. THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING  FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS. I WANTED  TO CLARIFY THAT. THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE  I HAD UNDERSTOOD WAS REPORTED AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL  CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE AMOUNT  OF THE CONTRIBUTORS LIMIT TO THE  CAMPAIGN OR COMMITTEE. SO I JUST  WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.  

WHAT I THINK YOU'RE ASKING IS  ABOUT WHO THE MERCHANT PROCESSING IS ALLOCATED TOWARDS,  NORPAC OR THE RECIPIENT?  AND WE  HAVE NUMEROUS ADVISORY OPINIONS  THAT LOOK AT HOW WE ALLOCATE PROCESSING FEES.  AND WE REVIEWED ALL OF THOSE . WHAT  THE EXTENT OF THE SUBJECT SAY  IS THAT WE WOULD GENERALLY ALLOCATE THE ENTIRETY OF THE  PROCESSING FEE TO THE PARTY THAT  IS REALLY GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THOSE  FEES, WHO IS BEING RELIEVED OF FINANCIAL  BURDEN BY TAKING ON THE PROCESSING FEES. BY ALLOCATING TO NORPAC HERE, THAT  IS CONSISTENT  WITH WHAT WE HAVE  DONE IN ALL OF OUR PRIOR ADVISORIES  ON THE TOPIC. 
     

GREAT, THANK YOU. 
     

I AM SORRY, IF I CAN MAKE ONE  MORE ADDITIONAL COMMENT. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IT WOULD SEEM  LIKE  THE OFFSET WOULD BENEFIT THE CAMPAIGN  COMMITTEE BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE  TO ABSORB THOSE FEES EITHER WAY , SO IF FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEONE WERE  TO MAKE A CREDIT CARD CONTRIBUTION  ON THE WEBSITE OF A COMMITTEE INSTEAD  OF DOING AND EARMARKED CONTRIBUTION ON OUR WEBSITE THEY  WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FEE. SO, BY , ULTIMATELY IT IS THE CREDIT CARD  PROCESSOR WHO BENEFITS BUT WE ARE  KIND OF OFFSETTING THE EXPENDITURE FOR THE CAMPAIGN BY SENDING A CHECK 
     INSTEAD OF HAVING THE RECIPIENT  OR THE DONOR, RATHER DIRECTLY DONATE  TO THE CAMPAIGN. IT WOULD HAVE TO PICK UP THE FEE  ANYWAYS. KIND OF MY INQUIRY.  

MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS ROBERT KNOP. I WOULD BE  HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT.   

IF THE CONTRIBUTOR  CHOOSES TO UTILIZE THE WEBSITE,  THEN ACTUALLY THE PARTY THAT IS BEING RELIEVED  OF HAVING TO PAY THE  MERCHANT PROCESSOR , THAT IS WHY ALTHOUGH,  I AGREE WITH YOU THAT IF THEY WERE  TO USE THE WEBSITE OF THE CANDIDATE AND THE CANDIDATE HAD  A PROCESSOR TO PROCESS THE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR  A FEE. THEY WOULD BE RELIEVING THE  CANDIDATE COMMITTEE. HERE IF YOU  CHOOSE INSTEAD TO USE NORPAC , THEY  ARE ACTUALLY  RELIEVING NORPAC OF THE BURDEN.  BECAUSE IT HAS THE  CONTRACT PROCESSOR IN THIS INSTANCE. NOT THE CANDIDATE.  DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? 
     

YES, I THINK SO.  

THANK YOU. 
     

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING  THAT THERE IS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT  FOR DRAFT A DOCUMENT 20-01-A  . IS THERE A  MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTION? 
     

AYE.  

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.  MOVING  ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM WHICH  IS DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION  2019-16. PHILIP SHEMANSKI, THIS  WAS A REQUEST  FROM PHILIP SHEMANSKI  AND I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE  A PRESENTATION BY  HEATHER FILEMYR  AND MR. 
     KNOP AGAIN ON THIS  ONE.  

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS  DOCUMENT 20-02-A  RESPONDING TO A REQUEST  FROM PHILIP SHEMANSKI. WHETHER HE  MAY INCLUDE THE FIRST AND LAST INITIALS  OF CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP IN THE  NAME UNDER WHICH HE REGISTERS IN  THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE. THIS  PROPOSAL IS PERMISSIBLE BECAUSE 
     THEY'RE NOT IN NAMES OR PURPOSES  OF THE STATUTE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE  ANY COMMENTS ON A  REQUEST OF THE DRAFT. THANK YOU,  I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY  QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. 
     

I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE MR. SHEMANSKI   ON THE LINE. 
     

I WANTED TO THANK THE COMMISSION  FOR THEIR TIMELY CONSIDERATION OF  THIS OPINION AND GIVEN ALL THAT'S  BEEN GOING ON 
     WITH THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE ALL  LIVING IN, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.  

WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.  ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS  FOR THE REQUESTER? OKAY.  IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT THERE  IS ALSO UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF DOCUMENT  20 DASH 02. IS  THERE MOTION? ALL IN  FAVOR?  

AYE..  

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.  
     

THIS IS JUST WANTING TO LET YOU KNOW I NEEDED TWO BOYS CONFIRM ONE OF  OUR PARTICIPANTS, ONE OF OUR LAWYERS.  I'M JUST GOING TO LET HIM BACK IN  BRIEFLY.  

OKAY. 
     

GOOD MORNING, BOB, CAN YOU HEAR  ME? BOB?  

YES, I AM BACK. THANK YOU, SORRY. CHAIR TRAINOR I APOLOGIZE FOR THE  DELAY.  

NO PROBLEM.   OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA  IS ADVISORY OPINION 2019-18  REQUESTED OF IDF INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES  THE REQUESTER IS NOT JOINING US  TODAY , BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE A  PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF  GENERAL COUNSEL? 
     

GOOD MORNING, THIS IS  JOANNA WALDSTREICHER  .  

YES, WE CAN.  

THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.  IN THE DOCUMENT IS  A DRAFT RESPONSE TO AN ADVISORY  OPINION REQUEST SUBMITTED BY IDF INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES  INC.  THE REVISED VERSION  THAT REACHES THE SAME CONCLUSION. IT'S A  FOR PROFIT CORPORATION THAT OPERATES  ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMS ON TOPICS  INCLUDING ONE POLITICAL PLAZA, A  FORM FOR DISCUSSION OF POLITICAL TOPICS. ASKS A  NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ADVERTISEMENTS  FOR ONE POLITICAL PLAZA. THE DRAFT  CONCLUDE THAT ACTIVITIES ARE  NOT EXPENDITURES, CONTRIBUTIONS, OR  COMMUNICATIONS UNDER THE ACT AND  COMMISSION REGULATIONS. BECAUSE  THEY WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY  EXPENDITURES FOR COMMUNICATIONS  OR RECEIVING ANY CONTRIBUTIONS FURTHER  CONCLUDES THAT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER  WITH THE COMMISSION, SUBMIT ANY  REPORTS INCLUDE ANY DISCLAIMERS  ON ITS ADVERTISEMENTS. WE  DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS ON  THE REQUEST AND WE RECEIVED ONE  COMMENT ON THE DRAFT, AND I AM HAPPY  TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
     

THANK YOU, SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? 
     

MR. CHAIRMAN?  

YES,  WELCOME.  

THANK YOU. HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO  SPEAK UP BEFORE NOW, BUT I JUST  WANTED TO SAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF  ANYBODY LISTENING, THAT REVISED DRAFT A IS BASICALLY THE  SAME DRAFT , A NUMBER OF US WERE TWEAKING THE  LANGUAGE IN VARIOUS PLACES JUST  TO CLARIFY FROM SOME SMALL POINTS  AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME GOOD POINTS  THAT WERE MADE BY A COMMENTOR. AND IT WAS KIND OF FUN TO BE DOING  THAT AGAIN, I ENJOYED THE BACK AND  FORTH YESTERDAY. THE PUBLIC DOES  NOT SEE THAT STUFF, BUT IT WAS ENJOYABLE  TO BE BACK, EXCHANGING VIEWS WITH  COLLEAGUES AND WORKING TOGETHER  TO TRY TO COME TO A  RESOLUTION. SO, THAT WAS GREAT.  BUT I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN TO  THE PUBLIC THAT REVISED DRAFT IS  JUST A BUNCH OF TWEAKS TO THE LANGUAGE FROM THE ORIGINAL. 
     

THE ABILITY OF US TO WORK TOGETHER,  I THINK WAS GREAT. SO, ARE WE READY TO VOTE? 
     

WOULD YOU LIKE A MOTION MR. CHAIRMAN?  

I MOVE APPROVAL OF 20-05-A IN RESPONSE  TO THE  REQUEST OF THE  TECHNOLOGIES WHICH WILL BECOME ADVISORY  OPINION 2019 .  

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.  

AYE.  
     

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.  THANK YOU. 
     

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS  THE DRAFT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY  FOR 2020  TRANSFER FROM CANDIDATES AUTHORIZED  COMMITTEE HAVE A PRESENTATION .  

GOOD MORNING AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS.  BEFORE YOU IS  AGENDA DOCUMENT MY DRAFT NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY  IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION FOR RULEMAKING,  RECEIVED FROM CITIZENS UNITED IN  THE FOUNDATION. THE PETITION ASKS  THE COMMISSION TO LIMIT  THE AMOUNT THAT THE AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE  OF A FEDERAL CANDIDATE MAY TRANSFER  TO A NATIONAL COMMITTAL -- FROM THE CANDIDATE'S PERSONAL  FUNDS. IF APPROVED, THE DRAFT WILL  BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER  AND THE COMMISSION WILL RECEIVE  PUBLIC COMMENTS  FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS. THANK YOU,  I WOULD HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. 
     

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE  PRESENTATION. ARE WE READY FOR  A VOTE? TO ENTERTAIN  A MOTION?  

ALL IN FAVOR.  

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.  

AYE..  ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES  UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE NOW  MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT.  IN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. ARE THERE ANY MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATIVE  MATTERS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS  TODAY?  

MR. CHAIR, THERE  ARE NO SUCH MATTERS.  

GREAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR A QUICK MEETING. AS WE  WORK TOGETHER AND GET BACK TO AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING  WITH EVERYONE. THE MEETING IS  HEREBY ADJOURNED.