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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

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CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ) 

ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, et al., )

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Plaintiffs, ) Civil Action No. 16-259 (BAH) 

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v. )

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, )

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Defendant, )

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CROSSROADS GRASSROOTS ) 

POLICY STRATEGIES, )

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Intervenor-Defendant. ) 

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JOINT APPENDIX

Stuart C. McPhail, (D.C. Bar No. 1032529) 

smcphail@citizensforethics.org

Adam J. Rappaport (D.C. Bar No. 479866) 

arappaport@citizensforethics.org 

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics

in Washington 

455 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20001 

Telephone: (202) 408-5565 

Fax: (202) 588-5020 

Counsel for Plaintiffs Citizens for Responsibility 

and Ethics in Washington and Nicholas 

Mezlak

Lisa J. Stevenson (D.C. Bar No. 457628) 

Acting General Counsel 

lstevenson@fec.gov

Kevin Deeley

Associate General Counsel

kdeeley@fec.gov

Harry J. Summers 

Assistant General Counsel

hsummers@fec.gov

Seth Nesin

Attorney 

snesin@fec.gov 

Federal Election Commission 

999 E Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20463 

Telephone: (202) 694-1650 

Counsel for Defendant Federal Election

Commission 

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Thomas J. Josefiak

J. Michael Bayes (D.C. Bar No. 501845)

Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC

45 North Hill Drive, Suite 100

Warrenton, VA 20186

Telephone: (540) 341-8808

Fax: (540) 341-8809

Michael E. Toner (D.C. Bar No. 439707) 

Thomas W. Kirby (D.C. Bar No. 915231) 

Andrew G. Woodson (D.C. Bar. No. 494062) 

Eric Wang (D.C. Bar No. 974038) 

Wiley Rein LLP

1776 K Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: (202) 719-7000 

Fax: (202) 719-7049 

Counsel for Intervenor-Defendant Crossroads 

Grassroots Policy Strategies

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* Enclosures identified with an asterisk are not included in the administrative record.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tab Document Page (s)

MUR 6696 (Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies) 

1 AR1-AR52

2 AR53-AR54 

3 AR55

4 AR56

5 AR57-58

6

Administrative Complaint in MUR 6696 and Enclosures 

(Exhibits A-K; Exhibit C is a video available at

https://youtu.be/RZsudD4O3i8) (date-stamped Nov. 15, 

2012). 

Letter from Melanie Sloan and Jessica Markley, CREW

(date-stamped Nov. 27, 2012) (attaching Markley’s 

notarized verification of administrative complaint).

Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Supervisory Attorney, 

Complaints Examination & Legal Administration, FEC, to 

Complainant Melanie Sloan, Executive Director, CREW 

(date-stamped Nov. 28, 2012) (acknowledging receipt of 

administrative complaint in MUR 6696) and Enclosure*

(description of FEC procedures for handling complaints). 

Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Supervisory Attorney, 

Complaints Examination & Legal Administration, FEC, to 

Complainant Jessica Markley, CREW (date-stamped Nov. 

28, 2012) (acknowledging receipt of administrative

complaint in MUR 6696) and Enclosure* (description of 

FEC procedures for handling complaints). 

Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Supervisory Attorney, 

Complaints Examination & Legal Administration, to CT

Corporation System (date-stamped Nov. 28, 2012) 

(advising of receipt of administrative complaint in MUR

6696) and Enclosures* (copy of Administrative Complaint 

included at AR1-AR52; description of FEC procedures for

handling complaints; and Designation of Counsel form). 

Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Supervisory Attorney, 

Complaints Examination & Legal Administration, to 

Steven Law, President/Chief Executive Officer, 

Crossroads GPS (date stamped Nov. 28, 2012) (advising 

of receipt of administrative complaint in MUR 6696) and 

Enclosures* 

AR59-60

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(copy of Administrative Complaint included at AR1-

AR52; description of FEC procedures for handling 

complaints; and Designation of Counsel form). 

7 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Supervisory Attorney, 

Complaints Examination & Legal Administration, to 

Caleb Crosby, Crossroads GPS (date-stamped Nov. 28, 

2012) (advising of receipt of administrative complaint in 

MUR 6696) and Enclosures* (copy of Administrative 

Complaint included at AR1-AR52; description of FEC 

procedures for handling complaints; and Designation of 

Counsel form). 

AR61-62

8 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Supervisory Attorney, 

Complaints Examination & Legal Administration, to 

Honorable Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi (datestamped Nov. 28, 2012) (advising of receipt of 

administrative complaint in MUR 6696) and Enclosures* 

(copy of Administrative Complaint included at AR1-

AR52; description of FEC procedures for handling 

complaints; and Designation of Counsel form). 

AR63-64

9 Letter from Jeff Jordan, Supervisory Attorney, Complaints

Examination & Legal Administration, to Karl Rove (date

stamped Nov. 28, 2012) (advising of receipt of 

administrative complaint in MUR 6696) and Enclosures* 

(copy of Administrative Complaint included at AR1-

AR52; description of FEC procedures for handling 

complaints; and Designation of Counsel form). 

AR65-66

10 Letter from Thomas J. Josefiak and Michael Bayes, 

Counsel to Crossroads GPS, et al., to Jeff S. Jordan, 

Complaints Examination & Legal Administration, FEC, 

responding to administrative complaint and attaching 

signed and unsigned copies of affidavit of Karl Rove 

(date-stamped Jan. 18, 2013). 

AR73-AR97

11 Amended Administrative Complaint in MUR 6696 and

Enclosures (Exhibits A-N; Exhibit C is a video available 

at https://youtu.be/RZsudD4O3i8) (date-stamped Apr. 24, 

2013). 

AR98-AR159

12 Letter from Thomas J. Josefiak and Michael Bayes, 

Counsel to Crossroads GPS, to Jeff S. Jordan, Complaints 

Examination & Legal Administration, FEC, responding to 

amended administrative complaint (date-stamped May 15, 

2013).

AR162-AR163

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† Documents marked with a † contain redactions made by Federal Election Commission to the 

administrative record provided to the parties.

13 FEC First General Counsel’s Report† in MUR 6696 with

attached proposed Factual and Legal Analysis (datestamped Mar. 7, 2014). 

AR164-AR188

14 Certification by the Deputy Secretary of the 

Commission’s Oct. 29, 2015 vote in MUR 6696 

(certification signed and dated Nov. 2, 2015). 

AR192

15 Certification by the Deputy Secretary of the 

Commission’s Nov. 17, 2015 votes in MUR 6696 

(certification signed and dated Nov. 19, 2015). 

AR193-194

16 Certification by the Deputy Secretary of the 

Commission’s Dec. 17, 2015 vote to close the file in 

MUR 6696 (certification signed and dated December 18, 

2015). 

AR195

17 Statement of Reasons of FEC Commissioners Ann M. 

Ravel and Ellen L. Weintraub (signed and dated Jan. 22, 

2016). 

AR198-AR199

11 C.F.R. § 109.10(e)(1)(vi) Rulemaking 

18 Memorandum to Orlando B. Potter from Charles N. 

Steele, General Counsel (dated Jan. 4, 1980) (requesting 

circulation of Regulation Overview memorandum). 

AR1001

19 Memorandum to the Commission through Orlando B. 

Potter, Staff Director, from Charles N. Steele, Patricia A. 

Fiori, and Lyn Oliphant (dated Jan. 4, 1980) (Regulation 

Overview).

AR1002-AR1009

20 Federal Election Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 

(Jan. 10, 1980). 

AR1010-AR1011

21 Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Federal Election 

Commission (for meeting of Jan. 10, 1980, approved Feb. 

7, 1980). 

AR1012-AR1032

22 Federal Election Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 

(Jan. 17, 1980). 

AR1033

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23 Memorandum to Orlando B. Potter, FEC Staff Director, 

from Charles N. Steele, FEC General Counsel (dated Jan. 

17, 1980) (attaching Agenda Document 80-12: 

Preliminary Legal Comments for the Commission).

AR1034-AR1041

24 Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Federal Election 

Commission (for meeting of Jan. 17, 1980, approved Feb. 

14, 1980).

AR1042-AR1055

25 Draft Regulations to Implement 1979 Amendments to 

FECA, 45 Fed. Reg. 5546 (Jan. 23, 1980).

AR1056-AR1080

26 Letter from George 0. Von Frank, AVP, Treasurer, 

Citicorp Voluntary Political Fund- Federal, to Patricia 

Ann Fiori, Assistant General Counsel, FEC (dated Jan. 29, 

1980)(comments on draft regulation).

AR1081

27 Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Federal Election 

Commission (for meeting of Jan. 30-31, 1980, approved 

Feb. 7, 1980).

AR1082-AR1084

28 Draft Regulations to Implement 1979 Amendments to 

FECA (for Meeting of Jan. 30-31, 1980).

AR1085-AR1212

29 Letter from Robert J. Wager, Treasurer, Bread PAC, to 

Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant General Counsel, FEC (dated 

Jan. 31, 1980) (comments on draft regulation).

AR1213-AR1215

30 Letter from Stewart Dalzell, Assistant Treasurer & 

Counsel, People for John Heinz Committee, to Patricia 

Ann Fiori, Assistant General Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 4, 

1980) (question on draft regulation).

AR1216

31 Letter from Duward F. Sumner, Jr., Assistant Treasurer, 

PIAP AC, to Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant General 

Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 4, 1980) (comments on draft 

regulation).

AR1217-AR1218

32 Letter from Robert G. Stewart, Hutchins & Wheeler, to 

Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant General Counsel, FEC (dated 

Feb. 4, 1980) (comments on draft regulation).

AR1219-AR1222

33 Memorandum to the Commission through Orlando B. 

Potter, Staff Director, from Charles N. Steele, General 

Counsel (dated Feb. 5, 1980) (Re-ordering of Commission 

Regulations).

AR1223-AR1226

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34 Letter from Ron Krouse, COPE Supervisor, CW A-COPE 

Political Contributions Committee, to Patricia Ann Fiori, 

Assistant General Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 5, 1980)

(comments on draft regulation).

AR1227-AR1228

35 Letter from Alan R. Kidston, Counsel, FMC Good 

Government Program, to Office of General Counsel, FEC

(dated Feb. 6, 1980) (comments on draft regulation).

AR1229

36 Letter from Harrison Combs, General Counsel, United 

Mine Workers of America, to Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant 

General Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 6, 1980) (comments on 

draft regulation, with attached page of Congressional 

Record).

AR1230-AR1233

37 Letter from Roger E. Warin and David M. Ifshin, Steptoe 

& Johnson, to Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant General 

Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 7, 1980) (comments on draft 

regulation).

AR1234-AR1241

38 Letter from Douglas Duerr, Director, Political Action 

Development, Credit Union National Association, Inc., to 

Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant General Counsel, FEC (dated 

Feb. 7, 1980) (comments on draft regulation).

AR1242-AR1243

39 Letter from Raymond A. Messina, Attorney, J.C. Penney 

Company, Inc., to Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant General 

Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 7, 1980) (comments on draft

regulation).

AR1244-AR1246

40 Letter from Richard C. Creighton, Assistant Executive 

Director, The Associated General Contractors of America, 

to Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant General Counsel, FEC 

(dated Feb. 7, 1980) (comments on draft regulation).

AR1247-AR1249

41 Letter from J. Michael Cook, Chairman, Task Force on 

Federal Election Campaign Requirements, American 

Institute of Certified Public Accountants, to Patricia Ann 

Fiori, Assistant General Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 7, 

1980) (comments on draft regulation).

AR1250-AR1251

42 Letter from Arthur L. Herold and Christopher L. Hartwell, 

Webster & Chamberlain, to Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant 

General Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 7, 1980) (comments on 

draft regulation).

AR1252-AR1258

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43 Letter from Jeffrey M. Yates, General Counsel, 

Independent Insurance Agents of America, to Patricia Ann 

Fiori, Assistant General Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 7, 

1980) (comments on draft regulation). 

AR1259-AR1260

44 Letter from W. K. Morris, Vice-President, Standard Oil 

Company of California, to Patricia Ann Fiori, Assistant 

General Counsel, FEC (dated Feb. 7, 1980) (comments on 

draft regulation).

AR1261

45 Memorandum to the Commission through Orlando B. 

Potter from Charles N. Steele and Patricia Ann Fiori 

(dated Feb. 11, 1980) (Public Law 96-187: Proposed Draft 

Regulations). 

AR1262-AR1335

46 Memorandum to the Commission through Orlando B. 

Potter from Charles N. Steele and Patricia Ann Fiori 

(dated Feb. 12, 1980) (Transmitting comments on 

proposed regulations [AR1081, AR1213-AR1222, 

AR1227-AR1261] to implement 1979 Amendments). 

AR1336

47 Memorandum to the Commission through Orlando B. 

Potter from Charles N. Steele and Patricia Ann Fiori 

(dated Feb. 19, 1980) (Proposed Regulations to 

Implement Public Law 96-187). 

AR1337-AR1478

48 Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Federal Election 

Commission (for meeting of Feb. 21, 1980). 

AR1479-AR1494

49 Amendments to Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971: 

Regulations Transmitted to Congress, 45 Fed. Reg. 15080 

(Mar. 7, 1980). 

AR1495-AR1542

50 Memorandum to the Commission and Staff Director from 

Charles N. Steele, General Counsel (dated March 26, 1980) 

(Promulgation of 1979 Amendments Regulations). 

AR1543-AR1552

51 Amendments to Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971: 

Final rule: Announcement of effective date, 45 Fed. Reg. 

21211 (Apr. 1, 1980). 

AR1553

52 Amendments to Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971: 

Final rule: Correction, 45 Fed. Reg. 27435 (Apr. 23, 1980).

AR1554

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