IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD, PETER 

ACKERMAN, GREEN PARTY OF THE 

UNITED STATES, and LIBERTARIAN 

NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.

Plaintiffs,

v.

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Defendant.

Civil Action No.: 15-cv-1397 (TSC)

SECOND JOINT APPENDIX

Pursuant to Local Rule 7(n), Plaintiffs Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, Green 

Party of the United States, and Libertarian National Committee, Inc., on behalf of all parties, 

submit this joint appendix containing copies of those portions of the administrative records in 

Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) Regulations Matter REG 2014-06 and FEC Matters 

Under Review (“MURs”) 6869 and 6942 that are cited or otherwise relied upon in the parties’ 

respective memoranda of law.

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Documents from REG 2014-06

1. REG1406-1 Letter to the Office of General Counsel, Federal 

Election Commission (“FEC”) from Alexandra A. E. 

Shapiro of Shapiro Arato LLP (Sept. 10, 2014) 

enclosing Petition for Rulemaking re: Sponsorship of 

Candidate Debates, submitted by Level the Playing 

Field (Sept. 10, 2014)

AR0001 -

AR0281

2. REG1406-11 Comment from League of Women Voters of the 

United States, Elisabeth MacNamara, President (Dec. 

15, 2014)

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3. REG1406-30 Certification (July 17, 2015) AR1871

4. REG1406-33 Certification (Nov. 6, 2016) AR1885

5. REG1406-34 Concurring Statement of Commissioner Lee E. 

Goodman on Notice of Disposition of Petition for 

Rulemaking on Candidate Debates (Nov. 9, 2015)

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AR1902

6. REG1406-35 Notice of Disposition of Petition for Rulemaking, 80 

Fed. Reg. 72616 (Nov. 20, 2015)

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7. REG1406-37 Certification (Mar. 23, 2017) AR1929

8. REG1406-38 Concurring Statement of Commissioner Lee E. 

Goodman on Notice of Disposition of Petition for 

Rulemaking on Candidate Debates Following Court 

Remand (Mar. 23, 2017) (1 page).

AR1930

9. REG1406-39 Notice of Disposition, 82 Fed. Reg. 15468 (Mar. 29, 

2017)

AR1931-

AR1937

Documents from MUR 6869

10. 6869-1 Letter to Office of the General Counsel, FEC, from 

Alexandra A.E. Shapiro (Sept. 10, 2014), enclosing 

Administrative Complaint by Level the Playing Field 

and Peter Ackerman (signatures of Kahlil Byrd, 

President, Level the Playing Field and Peter 

Ackerman notarized Sept. 9, 2014), and Exhibits 1-

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AR2330

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11. 6869-1 Exhibits 36-101 to Administrative Complaint in 

MUR 6869

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12. 6869-14 Letter to Kim Collins, CELA, from Alexandra A.E. 

Shapiro (Nov. 24, 2014), and exhibits

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13. 6869-16 Letter to Lewis K. Loss and Michael S. Steinberg, 

from Jeff S. Jordan, CELA (Dec. 1, 2014)

AR2865

14. 6869-18 Letter to Office of General Counsel, FEC, from 

Lewis K. Loss (Dec. 15, 2014), and Exhibit 1

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15. 6869-18 Tabs A-F of Exhibit 1 to Dec. 15, 2014 Letter from 

Lewis K. Loss 

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16. 6869-18 Tabs G-I of Exhibit 1, and Exhibits 2-4 to Dec. 15, 

2014 Letter from Lewis K. Loss

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17. 6869-21 Letter to Kim Collins, CELA, from Alexandra A.E. 

Shapiro (Apr. 10, 2015), with attachments

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18. 6869-26 Letter to Office of General Counsel from Lewis K. 

Loss (May 26, 2015), with attachments

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AR3153

19. 6869-28 Certification (July 14, 2015) AR3172 -

AR3173

20. 6869-29 Letter to Alexandra A.E. Shapiro from Daniel A. 

Petalas, Associate General Counsel for Enforcement, 

FEC (by Mark Allen, Assistant General Counsel) 

(July 17, 2015) with attachment

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AR3181

Documents from MUR 6942

21. 6942-1 Letter to Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Election Commission (“FEC”), from Alexandra A. E. 

Shapiro (June 15, 2015), enclosing: Request to Join 

Complaint in MUR 6869 or Complaint submitted by 

Green Party of the United States (June 15, 2015), 

attaching Administrative Complaint in MUR 6869 by 

Level the Playing Field and Peter Ackerman, 

excluding exhibits thereto (included in full at Tab 21 

(AR2001 – AR2771)) except as indicated in page 

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AR4079

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22. 6942-3 Letter to Office of the General Counsel, FEC, from 

Alexandra A.E. Shapiro (June 18, 2015), enclosing: 

Request to Join Complaint in MUR 6869 or 

Complaint by Libertarian National Committee, Inc. 

(June 18, 2015) (Administrative Complaint in MUR 

6869 and exhibits thereto omitted)

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23. 6942-10 Letter to Office of General Counsel, FEC, from 

Lewis K. Loss (July 1, 2015) with exhibits

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AR4851

24. 6942-11 Letter to Frankie Hampton, CELA, from Alexandra 

A.E. Shapiro (Oct. 20, 2015) (excluding enclosures)

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AR4854

25. 6942-11 Exhibit to Oct. 20, 2015 Letter from Alexandra A.E. 

Shapiro - Scott Clement, Gallup explains what went 

wrong in 2012, Wash. Post (June 4, 2013), 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/thefix/wp/2013/06/04/gallup-explains-what-wentwrong-in-2012/

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AR4962

26. 6942-11 Exhibit to Oct. 20, 2015 Letter from Alexandra A.E. 

Shapiro – Steven Shepard, Gallup Gives Up the 

Horse Race, Politico (Oct. 7, 2015)

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27. 6942-16 Amended Certification (Dec. 15, 2015) AR5000 -

AR5001

28. 6942-17 Letter to Alexandra A.E. Shapiro from Kathleen 

Guith, Acting Associate General Counsel for 

Enforcement, FEC (by Mark Allen, Assistant 

General Counsel) (Dec. 16, 2015) with enclosure

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AR5010

Documents from MUR 6869 and 6942 following remand

29. 6869/6942R-1 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, CELA, to Janet H. Brown, 

Executive Director, CPD (date-stamped Feb. 2, 

2017) (enclosures, which are described in the 

administrative record index and largely available 

elsewhere in the record, are excluded here and in the 

subsequent nine documents)

AR7001-

AR7002

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30. 6869/6942R-2 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, CELA, to Howard G. 

Buffett (date-stamped Feb. 2, 2017) 

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31. 6869/6942R-3 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Assistant General 

Counsel, CELA, to John. C. Danforth (date-stamped 

Feb. 2, 2017) 

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AR7006

32. 6869/6942R-4 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Assistant General 

Counsel, CELA, to John Griffen (date-stamped Feb. 

2, 2017) 

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AR7008

33. 6869/6942R-5 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Assistant General 

Counsel, CELA, to Antonia Hernandez (datestamped Feb. 2, 2017) 

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34. 6869/6942R-6 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Assistant General 

Counsel, CELA, to John. I Jenkins (date-stamped 

Feb. 2, 2017) 

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35. 6869/6942R-7 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Assistant General 

Counsel, CELA, to Newton M. Minow (datestamped Feb. 2, 2017) 

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36. 6869/6942R-8 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Assistant General 

Counsel, CELA, to Richard D. Parsons (datestamped Feb. 2, 2017) 

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AR7016

37. 6869/6942R-9 Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Assistant General 

Counsel, CELA, to Dorothy S. Ridings (datestamped Feb. 2, 2017) 

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AR7018

38. 6869/6942R10Letter from Jeff S. Jordan, Assistant General 

Counsel, CELA, to Alan K. Simpson (date-stamped 

Feb. 2, 2017) 

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AR7020

39. 6869/6942R14Response of CPD, CPD Co-Chairs Dorothy S. 

Ridings and Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr., CPD Executive 

Director Janet H. Brown, and CPD Board Members 

Michael D. McCurry, Howard G. Buffet, John C. 

Danford, John Griffen, Antonia Hernandez, Rev. 

John I. Jenkins, Newton M. Minow, and Richard D. 

Parsons (Letter from Lewis K. Loss and Uzoma N. 

Nkwonta) (dated Mar. 3, 2017) 

AR7035-

AR7161

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40. 6869/6942R16Certification (Mar. 30, 2017) AR7198-

AR7199

41. 6869/6942R17Letter from Mark Allen, FEC to Alexandra A.E. 

Shapiro attaching FEC Factual and Legal Analysis 

dated March 29, 2017 (Mar. 31, 2017)

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AR7234

Dated: December 22, 2017

New York, New York

Respectfully submitted,

 /s/ Alexandra A.E. Shapiro

Alexandra A.E. Shapiro (D.C. Bar No. 438461)

Eric S. Olney (admitted pro hac vice)

SHAPIRO ARATO LLP

500 Fifth Avenue

40th Floor

New York, New York 10110

Phone: (212) 257-4880

Fax: (212) 202-6417

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Level the Playing Field, 

Peter Ackerman, Green Party of the United States, 

and Libertarian National Committee, Inc.

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