Sanders, Lori: Alleged Violation of RCW 42.17A.320 for failure to disclose sponsor identification. (OCT 2018)
Case
#42388
Respondent
Lori Sanders
Complainant
Scott Hunt
Description
The Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) has completed its review of the complaint filed on October 17, 2018. Your complaint alleged that Lori Sanders, a candidate for Benton County Commissioner Position 2 in 2018, may have violated RCW 42.17A.320 for failure to include sponsor identification on her campaign website.
PDC staff reviewed the allegations; the applicable statutes, rules, reporting requirements and the response provided by Lori Sanders, to determine whether the record supports a finding of one or more violations.
The campaign website created by The Committee to Elect Lori Sanders, County Commissioner, did not include complete sponsor identification as required by law, however, the public was able to reasonably identify the sponsor from the information about Lori Sanders and her candidacy.
Based on these findings staff has determined that, in this instance, failure to include sponsor identification on a website created by The Committee to Elect Lori Sanders, County Commissioner, does not amount to, an actual violation warranting further investigation.
PDC staff is reminding Lori Sanders about the importance of including sponsor identification on political advertisement. PDC staff expects in the future that Lori Sanders will review all political advertisements, she or her campaign sponsors, to ensure it contains any required sponsor identification in accordance with PDC laws and rules.
Based on this information, the PDC finds that no further action is warranted and has dismissed this matter in accordance with RCW 42.17A.755(1).
Disposition
Case Closed with Reminder
Date Opened
October 30, 2018
Areas of Law
RCW 42.17A.260
Documents
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