March 22, 2007 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007
10:00 AM
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Agenda
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I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
Minutes for March 8, 2007
Agenda Document No. 07-20
II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2007-01 
Senator Claire McCaskill and McCaskill for Auditor by counsel, Marc E. Elias and Caroline P. Goodson
Agenda Document No. 07-19
Circulated March 16, 2007 (Submitted late)(Stacey Shin/Duane Pugh of the General Counsel's Office)
III. DRAFT NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON STANDARDS OF CONDUCT 
Agenda Document No. 07-26
To be circulated. (Submitted late)(Robert Knop/Stacey Shin/Duane Pugh of the General Counsel's Office)
IV. DRAFT FINAL ON BEST EFFORTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE FINES CHALLENGES 
Agenda Document No. 07-24
Circulated March 19, 2007 (Submitted late)(Margaret Perl/Duane Pugh of the General Counsel's Office)
V. POLICY REGARDING SELF-REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS (Sua Sponte Submissions) 
Agenda Document No. 07-25
Circulated March 20, 2007 (Submitted late)(Mark Shonkwiler/Rhonda Vosdingh of the General Counsel's Office)
VI. COMMISSION POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING INTERNAL CONTROLS
Agenda Document No. 07-21
Circulated March 15, 2007(Joseph Stoltz/Margarita Maisonet of the Staff Director's Office)
VII. REPORT OF THE AUDIT DIVISION ON CLARK FOR PRESIDENT, INC. 
Agenda Document No. 07-23
Circulated March 15, 2007
(Leory Clay/Alex Boniewicz/Joseph Stoltz of the Staff Director's Office)(Margaret Forman/Lorenzo Holloway of the General Counsel's Office)
VIII. FINAL AUDIT REPORT - BUSH-CHENEY '04, INC. (GENERAL COMMITTEE) AND THE BUSH-CHENEY '04 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE, INC. 
Agenda Document No. 07-22
Circulated March 15, 2007(Rhonda Gillingwater/Alex Boniewicz/Joseph Stoltz of the Staff Director's Office)
(Delanie Painter/Lorenzo Holloway of the General Counsel's Office)
IX. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on April 12, 2007)