{
  "id": "BRD-241",
  "slug": "brd-241",
  "title": "Political vetting is satisfied by exactly one recognised artefact",
  "statement": "A political brand must hold exactly one of: a Campaign Verify token, an Aegis political vet, or verified 501(c)(3/4/5/6) status.",
  "rationale": "The three routes are alternatives rather than a checklist, and they are not interchangeable in cost or lead time — Campaign Verify is free and slow, an Aegis vet is paid and faster, and the tax-exempt route is instant if you already hold the status. Choosing the wrong one for the time available is how political campaigns miss their own dates.",
  "layer": "BRAND",
  "layerSlug": "brand",
  "object": "the political vetting artefact",
  "severity": "BLOCKING",
  "detectability": [
    "EXTERNAL_DATA"
  ],
  "failureClass": "TERMINAL_EXTERNAL",
  "authorities": [
    "TCR",
    "Infobip"
  ],
  "codes": [
    {
      "provider": "TCR",
      "code": "509",
      "remediable": true
    },
    {
      "provider": "Infobip",
      "code": "9001",
      "remediable": true
    }
  ],
  "applicability": {
    "useCases": [
      "POLITICAL"
    ]
  },
  "applicabilityText": "Applies when the use case is POLITICAL.",
  "universal": false,
  "remediation": "Pick the route that fits the calendar: 501(c)(4), (5) or (6) status qualifies immediately at some providers; a Campaign Verify token needs an FEC or state filing and takes days; an Aegis political vet is bought and couriers a PIN. Start whichever one you choose weeks before the send date.",
  "notes": "Which artefacts a brand holds is not on the registration. What the user has to do is choose the route deliberately and start it early — the Campaign Verify path in particular depends on a filing reference and on post, neither of which can be hurried.",
  "phase": "approval",
  "automated": false,
  "attestation": {
    "question": "Have you chosen one of the three political routes deliberately, and started it far enough ahead of the send date?",
    "howToCheck": [
      "Pick by calendar, not by cost: 501(c)(4), (5) or (6) status qualifies immediately at some providers; a Campaign Verify token needs an FEC or state filing and takes days; an Aegis political vet is bought and couriers a PIN.",
      "Start weeks before the send date. The Campaign Verify path depends on a filing reference and on post, and neither can be hurried."
    ],
    "failureLooksLike": "The cheapest route is chosen in the last fortnight of a cycle. It is also the slowest, and the campaign misses its own date."
  },
  "url": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/brand/brd-241/",
  "markdown": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/brand/brd-241.md",
  "registry": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/",
  "updated": "2026-07-25",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}