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Federal Election Commission | United States of America
  • Commission Meetings

January 24, 2008 open meeting

January 24, 2008

The Commission considers new regulations, advisory opinions and other public matters at open meetings, which are typically held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at FEC headquarters, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC.

Members of the public can attend any open meeting or hearing in person. Open meetings are also streamed live online. To attend in person, please bring a photo ID and be prepared to go through a security check. After security, attendees are escorted to the Commission's hearing room. Please check the meeting page for updates to the agenda, including cancellations.

Open Meeting Agenda

Thursday, January 24, 2008
10:00 a.m.

This page has been updated with audio files (.mp3) of each item of the agenda. The speaker icon Speaker Icon following each item is a link to the sound file. For detailed help with playing these files on your computer visit the Audio Recordings page.

Agenda

[Audio File of Entire Meeting, 8.7MB, Audio File Icon]

I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES Audio File Icon

Minutes for December 14, 2007
Agenda Document No. 08-01

II. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN Audio File Icon

III. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINIONS Audio File Icon

A. Draft Advisory Opinion 2007-32

SpeechNow.org by counsel, Bradley A. Smith, Stephen M. Hoersting, William H. "Chip" Mello, Steven Simpson, and Paul M. Sherman

Agenda Document No. 08-04
To be circulated. (submitted late)

(Esa Sferra/Ron Katwan of the General Counsel's Office)

NOTE: Available is a new draft of this advisory opinion that is identical to Agenda Document No. 08-04 except for technical amendments to citations (see: Recirculated Draft AO 2007-32).

B. Draft Advisory Opinion 2007-35

FreeCause, Inc. by counsel, Joseph E. Sandler,
Neil P. Reiff, and Jonathan Zucker

Agenda Document No. 08-05
To be circulated. (submitted late)

(Eric Hallstrom/Amy Rothstein of the General Counsel's Office)

C. Draft Advisory Opinion 2007-36

People for Pete Domenici by counsel, Donald F. McGahn II

Agenda Document No.08-02
Circulated January 15, 2008

(Stacey Shin/Amy Rothstein of the General Counsel's Office)

NOTE: This Advisory Opinion Request has been withdrawn by the requestor (see: Withdrawal Letter).

Minutes for this meeting

Approved minutes (Approved on April 17, 2008)

Draft minutes

This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.