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Federal Election Commission | United States of America
  • Commission Meetings

May 7, 2009 open meeting

May 7, 2009

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

MAY 7, 2009
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.

Amended Agenda

[Audio File of Entire Meeting, 31.9MB, Audio File Icon]

I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES Audio File Icon

Minutes for Thursday, April 23, 2009
Agenda Document No. 09-22

II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2009·08 Audio File Icon

Representative Elton Gallegly and Elton Gallegly for Congress

Agenda Document No. 09-23 (submitted late)
Circulated May 1, 2009

(Esther Heiden/Amy Rothstein of the General Counsel's Office)

III. DISCUSSION OF PRESS RELEASE POLICY Audio File Icon

Proposed Weekly Digest

Agenda Document No. 09-24 (submitted late)

IV. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Related Documents

Any comments submitted for the Advisory Opinions under consideration may be viewed by following the "Pending Advisory Opinions Requests" link on the Advisory Opinions page.

Minutes for this meeting

Approved minutes (Approved on June 18, 2009)

Draft minutes

Notices about this meeting

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.