May 10, 2012 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012
10:00 a.m.
Amended Agenda
Audio File of Entire Meeting, 25 MB
I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for April 26, 2012
Agenda Document No. 12-32
II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-07
Feinstein for Senate by Marc E. Elias, Esq.,
Kate Sawyer Keane, Esq., and Jonathan
S. Berkon, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 12-23
(Held over from the meeting of April 12, 2012)Agenda Document No. 12-23A(Draft B)
(Submitted Late)Agenda Document No. 12-23B (Draft C)
(Submitted Late)
(Joanna Waldstreicher/Jessica Selinkoff/
Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
III. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-08
Repledge by Eric M. Zolt
Agenda Document No, 12-21Agenda Document No. 12-21-A (Draft B)
Agenda Document No. 12-B (Draft C)
(Held over from the meeting of April 26, 2012)
(Theodore Lutz/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
IV. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-16
Angus King for U.S. Senate Campaign by J. Maurice
Bisson, Treasurer
Pierce Atwood LLP by Elizabeth R. Butler, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 12-33
(Submitted Late)(Jessica Selinkoff/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
V. AUDIT DIVISION RECOMMENDATION MEMORANDUMON THE LEGACY COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTIONCOMMITTEE (A09-22)
Memorandum from the Audit Division dated March 8, 2012
Agenda Document No. 12-30
(Paula Nurthen/Aiex Boniewicz of the Audit Division)
VI. REVISED GUIDEBOOK FOR COMPLAINANTS ANDRESPONDENTS ON THE FEC ENFORCEMENT PROCESS
Agenda Document No. 12-34
(Submitted Late)(Stephen Gura of the Office of the General Counsel)
VII. 2012 LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Memorandum from the Office of Congressional, Legislative
and Intergovernmental Affairs dated May 3, 2012
Agenda Document No. 12-31
(Duane Pugh of the Office of Congressional, Legislativeand Intergovernmental Affairs)
VIII. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on May 24, 2012)