The Rain Shadow Report: Alleged violation of RCW 42.17A.305 for failure to report electioneering communications and RCW 42.17A.320 for failure to include sponsor ID on political advertising (July 2017)

Case

#22931

Respondent

Kyle Smith

Complainant

Sydnee Galusha

Description

The complaints alleged that a publication entitled the "Rain Shadow Report" may have violated RCW 42.17A by failing to disclose an independent expenditure or electioneering communication, and by failing to include sponsor ID on political advertising for a publication that was sent to all registered voters containing information about 2017 candidates for Yakima City Council District #4 in July of 2017.

Disposition

Case Closed with No Evidence of Violations

Date Opened

July 31, 2017

Areas of Law

RCW 42.17A.305

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