July 16, 2015 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
Thursday, July 16, 2015
10:00 AM
Agenda
Video File of Entire Meeting 
Archived Captions of Entire Meeting 
Audio File of Entire Meeting 18 MB 
I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for June 18, 2015
II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2015-02
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company – Illinois Central Railroad Company Political ActionCommittee by Michael J. Barron, Jr., Esq.
Agenda Document No. 15-40-A (Draft-A)
(Submitted Late)
(Theodore Lutz/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
III. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2015-03
Democracy Rules, Inc. by Ray Cashman, Executive Director
Agenda Document No. 15-38-A (Draft-A)
(Submitted Late)
(Anthony Buckley/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
IV. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2015-04
Collective Actions PAC by Chris Pearson, Chair
Agenda Document No. 15-39-A (Draft-A)
(Submitted Late)
(Gabe Panek/Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of theOffice of the General Counsel)
(Executive Assistant Matthew Berg is recused)
V. PROPOSED DIRECTIVE 74 ON THE TIMELY RESOLUTION OF ENFORCEMENT MATTERS
(Held over from the June 18, 2015 meeting)
Memorandum from Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub dated May 18, 2015
VI. NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS OF INFORMATION SHARING BY THE COMMISSIONAudio for V and VI
(Held over from the June 18, 2015 meeting)
Memorandum from Commissioner Lee E. Goodman dated May 14, 2015
VII. PROPOSED STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE PUBLICDISCLOSURE OF CLOSED ENFORCEMENT FILES
(Held over from the June 18, 2015 meeting)
Memorandum from Commissioner Lee E. Goodmandated May 14, 2015
VIII. POLICY ON THIRD-PARTY APPEARANCES BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO DISCUSS ADVISORY OPINIONS
Agenda Document No. 15-37-A
(Submitted Late)
(Jessica Selinkoff/Theodore Lutz/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
IX. DRAFT NOTICE OF DISPOSITION ON REG 2014-06 (CANDIDATE DEBATES)
(To be circulated)
(Jessica Selinkoff//Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
X. DRAFT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY ON REG 2015-03 (CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO POLITICAL COMMITTEES)
(Sean Wright/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
XI. DRAFT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY ON REG 2015-04 (INDEPENDENT SPENDING BY CORPORATIONS, LABORORGANIZATIONS, FOREIGN NATIONALS, AND CERTAINPOLITICAL COMMITTEES
(Esther Gyory/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
XII. REVISED MEETING DATES FOR SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2015
Memorandum from Chair Ann M. Ravel dated July 15, 2015
Agenda Document No. 15-42-A
(Submitted Late)
XIII. MOTION TO SET PRIORITIES AND SCHEDULING ON PENDING ENFORCEMENT MATTERS AWAITING REASON-TO-BELIEVE CONSIDERATION
Memorandum from Commissioner Steven T. Walther dated July 14, 2015
Agenda Document No. 15-41-A
(Submitted Late)
XIV. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on August 11, 2015)