1. (1) It is the responsibility of each candidate and political campaign committee to ensure that his/her/its mailing address and other applicable contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) is kept up to date with either the Registry of Election Finance and/or the local election commission, as applicable.
2. (2) It is the responsibility of each candidate and political campaign committee to accept any and all regular mail, certified mail, and/or electronic mail sent to the candidate or committee by either the Registry and/or the local election commission, as applicable, and to retrieve any and all regular mail and/or certified mail set to the candidate or committee by the Registry and/or the local election commission which is held by the postal service for final delivery.
3. (3) Certified mail sent to a candidate or committee by either the Registry or the local election commission shall be presumed to have been delivered upon receipt of a domestic return receipt (“green card”) from the postal service indicating delivery was accomplished, or upon electronic confirmation of delivery of the article as made available by the postal service by means of the tracking number assigned to the article on the domestic return receipt (“green card”).
4. (4) Regular mail sent to a candidate or committee by either the Registry or the local election commission shall be presumed to have been delivered five (5) days following the date of postmark, unless the item is returned by the postal service, absent substantial and/or documentary evidence to the contrary.
5. (5) Electronic mail sent to a candidate or committee by either the Registry or the local election commission shall be presumed to have been delivered on the date of transmission, absent substantial and/or documentary evidence to the contrary.

Authority: T.C.A. § 4-55-107 and Public Chapter 108 (2023), § 12. Administrative History: Original rule filed March 12, 1993; effective April 26, 1993. Repeal and new rule filed November 17, 2007; effective March 28, 2008. Repeal filed January 8, 2024; effective April 7, 2024. New rule filed August 19, 2025; effective November 17, 2025.