(a) A
corrected/amended 8-day pre-election report substantially complies with the
applicable law and will not be assessed a late fine under §
18.9 of this title (relating to
Corrected/Amended Reports) if:
(1) The
original report was filed in good faith and the corrected/amended report was
filed not later than the 14th business day after the date the filer learned of
the errors or omissions; and
(2)
The only corrections/amendments needed were to correct the following types of
errors or omissions:
(A) a technical,
clerical, or de minimis error, including a typographical
error, that is not misleading and does not substantially affect
disclosure;
(B) an error in or
omission of information that is solely required for the commission's
administrative purposes, including a report type or filer identification
number;
(C) an error that is minor
in context and that, upon correction/amendment, does not result in changed
monetary amounts or activity disclosed, including a descriptive change or a
change to the period covered by the report;
(D) one or more errors in disclosing
contributions that, in total:
(i) do not
exceed $3,000; or
(ii) do not
exceed the lesser of 10% of the total contributions on the corrected/amended
report or $10,000;
(E)
one or more errors in disclosing expenditures that, in total:
(i) do not exceed $3,000; or
(ii) do not exceed the lesser of 10% of the
total expenditures on the corrected/amended report or $10,000;
(F) one or more errors in
disclosing loans that, in total:
(i) do not
exceed $3,000; or
(ii) do not
exceed the lesser of 10% of the amount originally disclosed or $10,000;
or
(G) an error in the
amount of total contributions maintained that:
(i) does not exceed $3,000; or
(ii) does not exceed the lesser of 10% of the
amount originally disclosed or $10,000.
(H) The only correction/amendment by a
candidate or officeholder was to add to or delete from the outstanding loans
total an amount of loans made from personal funds;
(I) The only correction/amendment by a
political committee was to add the name of each candidate supported or opposed
by the committee, when each name was originally disclosed on the appropriate
schedule for disclosing political expenditures;
(J) The only correction/amendment was to
disclose the actual amount of a contribution or expenditure, when:
(i) the amount originally disclosed was an
overestimation;
(ii) the difference
between the originally disclosed amount and the actual amount did not vary by
more than 10%; and
(iii) the
original report clearly included an explanation of the estimated amount
disclosed and the filer's intention to file a correction/amendment as soon as
the actual amount was known; or
(K) The only correction/amendment was to
delete a duplicate entry.
