October 9, 2014 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 9, 2014
10:00 A.M.
Agenda
Audio File of Entire Hearing 44.8 MB 
I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for September 18, 2014
II. FINAL RULES: INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AND ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS BY CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZAITONS
(Submitted Late)
(Esther Gyory/Joanna Waldstreicher/Cheryl Hemsley/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
III. MCCUTCHEON V. FEC INTERIM FINAL RULE
(Submitted Late)
(Theodore Lutz/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
IV. MCCUTCHEON V. FEC ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
(Submitted Late)
(Theodore Lutz/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
V. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2014-12
Democratic National Committee by Robert Bauer, Esq., Marc Elias, Esq., and Graham Wilson, Esq.
Republican National Committee by John R. Phillippe, Jr., Esq. and Ashley K. Stow, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 14-50-A (Draft A)
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 14-50-B (Draft B)
(Submitted Late)
(Esther Gyory/Jessica Selinkoff/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
VI. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2014-14
John Trammell
Agenda Document No. 14-48-A (Draft A)
Agenda Document No. 14-48-A-2 (Revised Draft A)
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 14-48-B (Draft B)
(Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
VII. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2014-15
David Alan Brat
Agenda Document No. 14-49-A (Draft A)
Agenda Document No. 14-49-A-2 (Revised Draft A)
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 14-49-B (Draft B)
(Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
VIII. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on October 23, 2014)