November 10 and 17, 2015 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 and its continuation on Tuesday, November 17, 2015
10:00 AM
Amended Agenda
VIDEO:
Video File of Entire Hearing 
PLEASE NOTE: This recording contains the discussion of agenda items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 from the November 10, 2015 meeting. Video for the remaining agenda items will be posted soon.
TRANSCRIPTS:
Archived Captions of Day One (11/10/2015) 
Archived Captions of Day Two (11/17/2015)
AUDIO:
Audio File of 11/10/2015 Session (98MB) 
Audio File of 11/17/2015 Session (64MB)
Audio File of entire meeting 11/10/2015 and 11/17/2015 combined) (129MB)
I. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2015-09
Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC by Marc E. Elias, Esq., Ezra W. Reese, Esq., JonathanS. Berkon, Esq., and Rachel L. Jacobs, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 15-57-A (Draft A)
Agenda Document No. 15-57-B (Draft B)
Agenda Document No. 15-57-C (Draft C)
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 15-57-D (Draft D)
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 15-57-E (Draft E)
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 15-57-F (Draft F)
(Submitted Late)
(Neven Stipanovic/Theodore Lutz/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
(Executive Assistant Laura Basford is recused)
(Held over from the October 29, 2015 meeting)
II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2015-11 Audio includes discussion from both days
FYP, LLC by Ezra W. Reese, Esq. and Tyler J. Hagenbuch, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 15-62-A
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 15-62-B
(Submitted Late)
(Esther Gyory/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
(Executive Assistant Laura Basford is recused)
III. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2015-12
Ethiq, Inc. by Nathan Lowenstein, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 15-61-A
(Submitted Late)
(Sam Levor/Jessica Selinkoff/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
IV. REG 2014-09 AMENDMENT OF 11 C.F.R. 115
Memorandum from Chair Ann M. Ravel and Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub dated November 6, 2015
Agenda Document No. 15-60-A
(Submitted Late)
(Neven Stipanovic/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
V. RULEMAKING PRIORITIES AND PROPOSALS
Memorandum from Commissioner Lee E. Goodmandated October 20, 2015 – Regulatory Relief for Political Parties
REG 2014-10 Outline of Draft NPRM Implementing Party Segregated Accounts
Memorandum from Commissioner Lee E. Goodman dated November 16, 2015 - Regulatory Relief for Political Parties - Revised Resolution
Agenda Document No. 15-54-A-1
(Submitted Late)
(Tony Buckley/Neven Stipanovic/Esther Gyory/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
REG 2013-01 Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Technical Modernization
(Theodore Lutz/Jessica Selinkoff/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
Memorandum from Chair Ann M. Ravel and Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub dated November 16, 2015 - Coordination Rulemaking Proposal
Agenda Document No. 15-54-D
(Submitted Late)
(Held over from the October 29, 2015 meeting)
VI. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON REPORTING MULTISTATE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AND ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS
(Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
(Held over from the October 1 and 29, 2015 meetings)
VII. COMMISSION DOCUMENTS / PUBLIC DISCLOSURE POLICIES
Memorandum from Commissioner Lee E. Goodman dated May 14, 2015
Memorandum from Commissioner Lee E. Goodman dated November 16, 2015
Agenda Document No. 15-27-A-1
(Submitted Late)
Memorandum from the Deputy General Counsel, Law and Special Counsel to the General Counsel dated August 5, 2015
Memorandum from the Acting General Counsel dated October 21, 2015
(Lawrence Calvert/Lisa Stevenson of the Office of the General Counsel)
(Held over from the July 16, August 11, September 17, October 1, and October 29, 2015 meetings)
VIII. MOTION TO SET PRIORITIES AND SCHEDULING ON PENDING ENFORCEMENT MATTERS AWAITING REASON-TO-BELIEVE CONSIDERATION
Memorandum from Commissioner Steven T. Walther dated November 9, 2015
Agenda Document No. 15-63-A
(Submitted Late)
IX. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on January 14, 2016)
