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 | 2006 State Contribution Limits |
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Contribution Limits (Adjusted for inflation by ESSB 5034 (Chapter 445, Laws of 2005), effective January 1, 2006)
| CONTRIBUTORS | | RECIPIENTS | State Party | County Or LD Party Committee | Caucus Political Committee (House or Senate) | Candidate Committees | Pacs, Unions, Corps and other entities | Individuals |
| | State Party | Not Applicable | No Limit | No Limit | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | $3,500 per calendar year (non-exempt) | No Limit (exempt) | No Limit | | County or LD Committees | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | $3,500 per calendar year (non-exempt) | No Limit (exempt) | No Limit | | Caucus Political Committee | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | $700 per calendar year | No Limit | | Statewide Executive Candidate Committee | $0.70 per Reg. Voter per cycle | $0.35 per Reg. Voter per cycle (Joint Limit) | $0.70 per Reg. Voter per cycle | Prohibited | $1,400 per election | $1,400 per election | | Legislative Candidate Committee | $0.70 per Reg. Voter per cycle | $0.35 per Reg. Voter per cycle (Joint Limit) | $0.70 per Reg. Voter per cycle | Prohibited | $700 per election | $700 per election | | Judicial (eff 6/7/06) | $1,400 per election | $1,400 per election | $1,400 per election | Prohibited | $1,400 per election | $1,400 per election | | King, Pierce, Spokane, or Snohomish County Office Candidate Committee | $0.70 per Reg. Voter per cycle | $0.35 per Reg. Voter per cycle (Joint Limit) | $0.70 per Reg. Voter per cycle | Prohibited | $700 per election | $700 per election | | Port of Seattle or Tacoma Commissioner Candidate Committee | $0.70 per Reg. Voter per cycle | $0.35 per Reg. Voter per cycle (Joint Limit) | $0.70 per Reg. Voter per cycle | Prohibited | $1,400 per election | $1,400 per election | | PACS | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | Prohibited | No Limit | No Limit |
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- Effective June 7, 2006 county office and port commissioner candidates running for office in jurisdictions with more than 200,000 registered voters are subject to contribution limits.
- Per cycle means aggregate during the period from December 1 after the date of the previous general election for the office through November 30 after the upcoming general election for the office.
- Per election means per each primary, general, or special election for that office.
- Per calendar year means aggregate during the period from January 1 through December 31 each year.
- Contributions designated for the exempt account of a bona fide political party are NOT subject to limit, except during the 21 days before the general election when the $5,000 maximum applies. See next.
- During the 21 days before the general election, no contributor may donate over $50,000 in the aggregate to a candidate for statewide office, or over $5,000 in the aggregate to a candidate for any other office or to a political committee. This includes contributions to a party committee, as well as a candidate's personal contributions to his/her own campaign. It does not apply to contributions from the state committee of the WA State Democratic, Republican or Libertarian Party or from a minor party.
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