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      October 4, 2012 open meeting

Commission MeetingsOctober 4, 2012 open meetingOctober 4, 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, October 4, 2012      10:00 A.M. AMENDED AGENDA  I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes for September 20, 2012Agenda Document No.12-68 II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-25 American Future Fund, American Future Fund Political Action, Mr.David McIntosh and David McIntosh        for Indiana by Jason Torchinsky, Esq. and Michael Bayes, Esq.     Agenda Document No. 12-69 (Draft A & B)(Submitted Late)     Agenda Document No. 12-69-A (Draft C)     (Submitted Late)     Held over from the meeting of September 20, 2012        (Neven Stipanovic/Robert Knop       of the Office of the General Counsel) III. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-32 Tea Party Leadership Fund, Mr. John Raese, and Mr. Sean Bielat by Stephen M. Hoersting, Esq. and Mr. Dan Backer, Esq.     Agenda Document No. 12-70     (Submitted Late)     (For discussion only.  Vote will not occur on October 4 to allow for 10-day comment period under 2 U.S.C. 437f(d))     (Joanna Waldstreicher/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel) IV. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2012-33 Pennsylvania Democratic Party by Neil Reiff, Esq.     (Withdrawn by requestor) V. AUDIT DIVISION RECOMMENDATION MEMORANDUM ON THE MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY      (MNDFL) (A09-08) Memorandum from the Audit Division dated       August 2, 2012     Agenda Document No. 12-64(Gary Hache/Marty Favin of the Audit Division) VI. AUDIT DIVISION RECOMMENDATION MEMORANDUM ON RIGHTMARCH.COM PAC, INC.(A09-25) Memorandum from the Audit Division dated       August 2, 2012     Agenda Document No.12-65(Rosa Crussiah/Aiex Boniewicz of the Audit Division) VII. CONSIDERATION OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (SEPTEMBER 20, 2012) ORDER IN VAN HOLLEN V. FEC VIII. CANDIDATE AND COMMITTEE VIEWER DEMONSTRATION The FEC Disclosure Portal now has new navigation tools for real-time viewing of candidates and        committees. Additionally, the FEC has added new customizable RSS features in this new suite of        research tools.     Held over from the meeting of September 20,2012        (Alec Palmer, Staff Director) IX. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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