March 23, 2017 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
Thursday, March 23, 2017
10:00 AM
Archived Captions of Entire Meeting 
I. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-23
Socialist Workers Party by Michael Krinsky, Esq. and Lindsey Frank, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 17-01-A (DRAFT A)
Agenda Document No. 17-01-B (DRAFT B)
Agenda Document No. 17-01-C (DRAFT C)
(Held over from the January 12, 2017 and March 9, 2017 meetings)
(To be held over to a future meeting)
(Cheryl Hemsley/Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of General Counsel)
II. DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF DISPOSITION ON REG 2014-06 (CANDIDATE DEBATES)
(Submitted Late)
(Jessica Selinkoff of the Office of the General Counsel)
III. AUDIT DIVISION RECOMMENDATION MEMORANDUM ON THE COLORADO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE (CRC) (A13-12)
Memorandum from the Chief Compliance Officer and Audit Division dated February 16, 2017
(Held over from the March 9, 2017 meeting)
(To be held over to a future meeting)
(Mary Moss/Zuzana Pacious of the Audit Division)
IV. PROPOSED FINAL AUDIT REPORT ON KIND FOR CONGRESS
COMMITTEE (A15-02)
Memorandum from the Chief Compliance Officer and Audit Division dated March 3, 2017
(Held over from the March 9, 2017 meeting)
(Rosa Crussiah/Kendrick Smith of the Audit Division)
(Resolved on tally pursuant to removal of objection(s))
V. PROPOSED FINAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE KANSAS
DEMOCRATIC PARTY (A13-08)
Memorandum from the Chief Compliance Officer and Audit Division dated February 28, 2017
(Camilla Reminsky/Nicole Burgess of the Audit Division)
(Resolved on tally pursuant to removal of objection(s))
VI. CHIEF FOIA OFFICER REPORT
Memorandum from the Chief FOIA Officer, Deputy General Counsel – Administration, dated February 2, 2017
(Held over from the March 9, 2017 meeting)
(Candace Salley/Katie Higginbothom of the Office of General Counsel)
VII. FEC EMAIL MANAGEMENT POLICY (WITHDRAWAL AND
RESUBMISSION)
Memorandum from the Acting Deputy Staff Director for Management and Administration dated November 9, 2016
(Ed Holder, Acting Deputy Staff Director)
Memorandum from Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub dated May 25, 2016
Agenda Document No. 17-17-A
(Sumitted Late)
VIII. REG 2014-10: IMPLEMENTING THE CONSOLIDATED AND
FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015
REG 2016-03: POLITICAL PARTY RULES
Memorandum from Commissioner Lee E. Goodman dated March 16, 2017
IX. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on December 11, 2017)
