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      December 6, 2012 open meeting

Commission MeetingsDecember 6, 2012 open meetingDecember 6, 2012 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, December 6, 2012    10:00 A.M. Amended Agenda Audio File of Entire Hearing, 27.2 MB I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes for November 15, 2012Agenda Document No. 12-85 II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-34 Freedom PAC and Friends of Mike H     by Laurence A. Levy Esq.  Agenda Document No. 12-78  Agenda Document No. 12-78-A (Draft B)  (Held over from the meeting of November 15, 2012)  (Neven Stipanovic/Amy Rothstein of the Office of General Counsel) III. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-35 Global Transaction Services Group, Inc.    by Michael R. Wofford, President and CEO  Agenda Document No. 12-83 (Draft A)  Agenda Document No. 12-83 (Draft B)    (Submitted Late)  (Esther Heiden/Robert Knop of the Office     of the General Counsel) IV. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-36 Green Party of Connecticut     by Christopher Reilly, Treasurer  Agenda Document No. 12-82  (Tony Buckley/Robert Knop of the     Office of the General Counsel) V. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-37 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. by Bryan P. Tyson, Esq.Agenda Document No. 12-84 (Drafts A and B)    (Submitted Late)(Tony Buckley/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel) VI. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS Memorandum from Commissioner Steven T. Walther     dated November 29, 2012  Agenda Document No. 12-80  (Tony Buckley/Robert Knop of the     office of the General Counsel) VII. PROPOSED FINAL AUDIT REPORT ON MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY (A09-08) Memorandum from the Audit Division dated    November 20, 2012  Agenda Document No. 12-81  (Gary Hache/Alex Boniewicz/Marty Favin of the Audit Division) VIII. AUDIT DIVISION RECOMMENDATION MEMORANDUM ON MCCAIN-PALIN 2008, INC. AND MCCAIN-PALIN COMPLIANCE FUND, INC. Memorandum from the Audit Division dated    October 19, 2012  Agenda Document No. 12-77  (Held over from the meeting of November 15, 2012)  (Rickida Morcomb/Marty Kuest of the Audit Division) IX. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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