1. (1) If a candidate or political campaign committee against whom a civil penalty assessment order has been issued by the Registry wishes to request that the Registry reconsider the matter, the candidate or committee must follow these procedures to have the Registry consider the request:

   1. (a) The candidate or committee must file a written request with the Registry asking that the assessment of civil penalties against the candidate or committee be reconsidered by the Registry. The written request for reconsideration must be filed with the Registry within fifteen (15) days of the date of the issuance of the Registry’s order assessing civil penalties. A petition for reconsideration of a final order that has become a final order pursuant to Rule 0530-01-01-.12(4) when no party timely filed a petition for reconsideration of an initial order or when the petition for reconsideration of an initial order was denied is not permitted.
   2. (b) For a written request for reconsideration to be considered by the Registry, the candidate or committee must include additional information concerning the matter that was not available for the Registry’s consideration at its meeting at which the civil penalty order was issued by the Registry. If no additional information is included in the request for reconsideration, the Registry may choose not to reconsider the matter. It is the responsibility of the candidate or committee requesting reconsideration to provide information to the Registry which demonstrates that reconsideration is warranted.
   3. (c) While a request for reconsideration of a civil penalty order by a candidate or political campaign committee is pending before the Registry, the Registry’s order assessing penalties does not become final until a determination is made by the Registry as to the request for reconsideration.
2. (2) Upon a vote of a majority of the Registry members to deny a candidate or political campaign committee’s request for reconsideration of any civil penalty assessment order, the Registry shall issue an order by electronic mail at the electronic mailing address on file with the Registry, or alternatively, by regular mail at the mailing address on file with the Registry, denying the request and providing the candidate or committee ten (10) days after the date of the issuance of the order to appeal the original assessment order under the Tennessee Administrative Procedures Act before the order becomes a final order.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 2-10-110, 2-10-207(1), and 4-55-107. Administrative History: Original rule filed March 12, 1993; effective April 26, 1993. Amended by Public Chapter 467; effective May 31, 1993. Amendments filed August 19, 2025; effective November 17, 2025.