Administrative Appeal to Board of Directors

From time to time, a publication may find itself in violation of an ABC Rule or recordkeeping requirement, the result of which would be delay in processing an Audit Report or Publisher's Statement pending an appeal to the Board of Directors. In some of these situations, the nature of the recordkeeping deficiency or rule violation may be one for which precedent exists from a similar situation that has been previously reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. In such cases, the member may elect to pursue an "Administrative Review." If such a review is sought, the Bureau's president and managing director is authorized to extend the Board's prior action with respect to these matters. In doing so, the president and managing director shall notify the chair of the board and the chair of the respective media committees of the authorization.