January 12, 2017 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
Thursday, January 12, 2017
10:00 AM
Archived Captions of Entire Meeting 
I. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-21 
Great America PAC by Michael T. Morley, Esq. and Dan Backer, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 16-58-A (Draft A)
Agenda Document No. 16-58-B (Draft B)
Agenda Document No. 16-58-C (Draft C)
(Submitted Late)
(Held over from the meeting of December 8, 2016)
(Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-23
Socialist Workers Party by Michael Krinsky, Esq. and Lindsey Frank, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 17-01-A (Draft A)
(To be held over to a future meeting)
(Cheryl Hemsley/Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
III. REVISED PROPOSAL TO LAUNCH RULEMAKING TO ENSURE THAT U.S. POLITICAL SPENDING IS FREE FROM FOREIGN INFLUENCE
Memorandum from Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub dated September 28, 2016
Proposed Statement of Policy from Commissioner Lee E. Goodman (introduced during discussion)
(Held over from the meeting of September 29, 2016)
IV. JANUARY – JULY 2017 MEETING DATES
(lnformational Only)
V. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on December 11, 2017)
