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Federal Election Commission | United States of America
  • Commission Meetings

October 8, 2009 open meeting

October 8, 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

Thursday, October 8, 2009
2:00 p.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, 22.5MB, Audio File Icon]

I. Correction and Approval of Minutes Audio File Icon

Minutes for Thursday, September 24, 2009
Agenda Document No. 09-63

II. Draft Advisory Opinions Audio File Icon

  1. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-22
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    by Marc Elias, Esq.

    Agenda Document No. 09-65
    Circulated October 1, 2009

    (Cheryl Hemsley/Amy Rothstein of the General Counsel's Office)

  2. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-23
    Virginia Chapter of Sierra Club, by B. Holly Schadler and Michael B. Trister, Esqs.

    Agenda Document No. 09-66 (Submitted Late)
    Circulated October 2, 2009

    (Joshua Blume/Robert Knop of the General Counsel's Office)

  3. Draft Advisory Opinion 2009-24
    Illinois Green Party, by John Ailey, Treasurer

    Agenda Document No. 09-64
    Circulated October 1, 2009

    (Cheryl Hemsley/Robert Knop of the General Counsel's Office)

III. Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Implementing D.C. Court of Appeal Opinion in Shays v. FEC Audio File Icon

  1. Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Federal Election Activity
    Agenda Document No. 09-67 (submitted late)
    Submitteed Late

    (Neven Stipanovic/David Adkins/Amy Rothstein of the General Counsel's Office)

  2. Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Coordinated Communications
    Agenda Document No. 09-68 (submitted late)

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

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 November 5, 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.