Appointment of Member of the Federal Election Commission Who Resigned From Federal Service Immediately Prior to Appointment

July 22, 1977 78-80 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT Federal Election Commission—Appointment of Members ( 2 U.S.C. § 437) This is in response to your memorandum seeking an interpretation of 2 U .S.C . § 437(c)(3), which provides that members of the Federal Election Commission— . . . shall be chosen from among individuals who, at the time o f their appointment, are not elected or appointed officers or exployees in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States. Members of the Commission shall not engage in any other business, vocation,…