This file contains archived live captions of the open meeting of the Federal Election Commission held on July 29, 2021. This file is not a transcript of the meeting, and it has not been reviewed for accuracy or approved by the Federal Election Commission.

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Madam chair, we are live and  ready you make Evelyn the meeting  when ready.  

Good morning. Open Meeting of July, 29, 2021  will come to order.  The first item  is PACMS  submitted by Mr.  Dan backer. We are joined by Mr. backer, and  like to say welcome. We also have  [ Indiscernible ] from the office  of  General Counsel to discuss this 
     matter. Counsel, which like to proceed?  >> Thank you chair  Brassard, morning commissioners.  Agenda document 2131 a is a draft  response to an advisory request  submitted by PACMS.  It was treated as a  partnership with federal tax purposes  with the S corporation. And I several  questions regarding whether it may  allow individuals to solicit and  make contributions before committees  via its own form. The draft concludes  that the act would not prohibit  proposed services and that the proposed services  would not call PACMS to  make, facilitate or be a conduit  to contributions to incur registration  or pre-registrations or be a commercial  vendor under 11 CFR 114 port  2F.  Per 1.61.2 C.  

The draft also concludes that PACMS may allow  individuals and corporations and  trade associations acting in the  capacities to solicit contributions  via its online platform. We received  no comment on request of the draft.  I'd be happy to answer any questions  that you may have.  

Thank you, are there any questions  for Mr. backer? Commissioner Weintraub?   

I know I learned a lot  from the questions we had, I'd like  to suggest one small  memo to the draft that on the first  page where it said the facts presented  to this advisory is based on the  letter received on May 17, 2021,  and your emails received on June  29 and June 2021, that we add a  phrase, on the  information conveyed in the meeting  of July 15, 2021.  

That's all I got.  

Thank you Commissioner Weintraub, and also  good with that. I agree with you,  we did have a very detailed discussion  at the last  meeting and I appreciate  all the questions as well. Based  on that, do we have any further discussion or questions for Mr.  backer?  

Mr. backer do you have anything  you would like to comment regarding. 
     Do you have any further comments?  

No Madam chair.  

Let me pull my colleagues. Thank  you vice chair.  

In light of that, and thanks to Mr. backer for attending our last meeting and  attendance this morning, with the  adoption of agenda document well, Jeff day in  this matter, subject to the edits  made by the  commissioner.  >> Any questions on the motion, call  the question, all those in favor  please say aye. 
     

The motion passes unanimously. The next item on the agenda is 2020 dash 102 sub vendor, and I  believe we have Joanna Waldsreicher to discuss  the matter.  

 A  draft notification of availability  in response to a petition for rulemaking received  from the campaign little single  in the science on policy at Duke University. The  position asked the commission to  amend its regulation regarding reporting  expenditures and disbursements for  independent  expenditures for electioneering  commissions. [ Indiscernible  ]  to itemize certain payments  made by vendors to others . If approved,  the draft NOA will be published  in the Federal Register and the  commission will receive public comments  on the commission for a period of  60 days. Thank you. And I'm happy  to answer the questions.  

Thank you, are there any questions?  

Let me say before, I interrupted anyone. I was happy  to see this petition filed having  participant with a forum for both  of these individuals, or these entities.  And I'm excited to see that they've put this before the commission.  I will be supporting this at this  level right now, it's administrated but I  am excited to see whatever comments  we might be receiving that would  help us choose this.  So I want to say thank you to the  two organizations for bringing this  petition today.  

Let me look around.  

Vice chair.  

Thank you, I wanted to echo that  statement.  

You know, it's always a  little awkward in these proceedings because it  says notice of availability, we  will not consider the merits of  the proposal until we actually received  comments.  

This is required by law, and  I think by which, so echoing the thoughts of the chair, and also  add that I look forward to the comments . I hope that they reflect the full  range of advantages and distant  advantages of the commission can  continue to consider the merits  of this proposal as the greatest possible view of its  effects.  

Thank you, vice chair.  

I wasn't  sure if that was a motion, or did  I hear that? I might've missed that  part. Vice chair?  

I'm happy to make the motion.  >> In this matter I move the approval  of the draft notice of availability  as noted by the Council.  

Thank you very much, zer discussion  on the vice chairs motion. None.  The question. All those in favor  please say I.  

Aye. Anatomists,  I'm happy to see we are moving forward  the air  with everything together. So thank  you very much for the office of  General Counsel for the present  is a bit  

This agenda went a lot quicker  than I think, the public might've  expected, but I am now going to  turn to the question from I think  Ms. Higginbotham , Madam staff director, there any  management or administration matters  that the commission  is to discuss today?  

There are no such matters. Thank  you everyone, this meeting stands  adjourned.  >>