0530-01-03-.09
Administrative Termination Of A Political Campaign Committee’S
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0530-01-03-.09
REGISTRATION.
(1)
The Registry of Election Finance may administratively terminate the registration of a
candidate or political campaign committee upon the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(a)
A candidate or committee fails to file quarterly or supplemental reports for two (2)
straight reporting periods.
(b)
The electronic mail address or mailing address on file with the Registry of Election
Finance for the candidate or committee is no longer active and no forwarding electronic
mail or mailing address is available.
(c)
The candidate or committee has been assessed and not paid a civil penalty within
ninety (90) days of its becoming final.
(2)
The Registry of Election Finance shall send notice to the candidate or committee of the
Registry’s intent to administratively terminate the committee’s registration. To object to the
proposed termination, the candidate or committee, or a person authorized to act on behalf of
the committee, shall respond to the Registry in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of
this notice. If the Registry receives no response by the end of the thirty (30) day period, the
candidate or committee’s registration will be administratively terminated and the committee
shall no longer be permitted to avail itself of the higher contribution limits conferred by law on
political campaign committees.
(3)
A candidate or committee that has been administratively terminated may reinstate its
registration by performing all of the following actions, if applicable:
(a)
Filing the reports for the periods that were the basis of the prior termination;
(b)
Paying any and all civil penalties that may have been imposed by the Registry, as well
as any accrued interest and other costs, including but not limited to, any court costs;
(c)
Providing the correct current mailing address, street address, electronic mail, and
telephone number for the candidate or committee; committees shall also provide the
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current mailing address, electronic mail address, and telephone number for the
committee’s responsible individual(s) and the officers of the committee; and
(d)
Performing such other steps as may be reasonably required by the Registry pursuant
to law.