# BRD-244 — A political token imports only onto an eligible, campaign-free brand

> A Campaign Verify token may be imported only onto a US-based non-profit brand without 501(c) status, and only while the brand has no active campaigns.

- **Rule ID:** BRD-244
- **Layer:** Brand (`BRAND`)
- **Checks:** `the Campaign Verify import target`
- **Severity:** BLOCKING — Breaking this rule gets the submission rejected outright.
- **When it bites:** Gates approval — get this wrong and registration is refused
- **How it is detected:** Deterministic (settled in code from the submitted values)
- **Fix type:** Fix the field — a better value in the form clears it
- **Required by:** TCR
- **Applies:** Applies to every 10DLC registration.
- **Canonical URL:** https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/brand/brd-244/

## Why this rule exists

Two independent conditions, and the second is the one that catches people: the import is refused once campaigns exist, so a brand that registered a campaign first has to unwind it to complete the verification. Political teams reliably register the campaign first, because the campaign is the thing they are actually trying to launch.

## How to fix it

Import the token onto the brand before registering any campaign under it. If campaigns already exist, deactivate them, complete the import, then register them again. Done when the import lands on a US non-profit brand with no 501(c) status and no active campaigns.

## Example of a compliant value

```text
entity_type: NON_PROFIT · country: US · tax_exempt_status: (none) · active campaigns: 0 — then import the token
```

## Common mistakes

- Deactivating a campaign to unblock the import means re-registering it afterwards, and the second registration is reviewed like any other.

## Provider rejection codes

| Provider | Code | Resubmission allowed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TCR | `541` | yes |
| TCR | `540` | yes |