November 17, 2016 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
Thursday, Novermber 17, 2016
10:00 AM
Archived Captions of Entire Meeting 
I. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-16 
Gary Johnson 2012 by Dan Backer, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 16-61-A (Draft A)
(Jessica Selinkoff/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-17
Libertarian Party of Michigan Executive Committee, Inc. by William W. Hall, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 16-59-A (Draft A)
(Joseph Wenzinger/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
III. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-18
Ohio Green Party by Constance Gadell-Newton and Robert J. Fitrakis
Agenda Document No. 16-60-A (Draft A)
(Joseph Wenzinger/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
IV. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-19
Libertarian Party of Colorado by John C. Hjersman
Agenda Document No. 16-56-A (Draft A)
(Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
V. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-20
Christoph Mlinarchik, JD, CFCM
Agenda Document No. 16-57-A (Draft A)
Agenda Document No. 16-57-A-1 (Revised Draft A)
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 16-57-B (Draft B)
(Submitted Late)
(Esther Gyory/Neven Stipanovic of the Office of the General Counsel)
VI. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2016-21
Great America PAC by Michael T. Morley, Esq. and Dan Backer, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 16-58-A (Draft A)
(Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
VII. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO DIRECTIVE 52
Agenda Document No. 16-55-A (Draft A)
(Held over from the October 27, 2016 meeting)
(Neven Stipanovic of the Office of the General Counsel)
VIII. PROPOSED FINAL AUDIT REPORT ON THE UTAH REPUBLICAN
PARTY (A13-06)
Memorandum from the Chief Compliance Officer and Audit Division dated October 25, 2016.
(A'knea Smith/Rickida Morcomb of the Audit Division)
IX. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on December 1, 2016)
