Up for Thurston County (3): Alleged violations of RCW 42.17A.205 for failure to disclose committee officers, .320 for failure to include officer name in on political advertising, .750 for filing false documents with the Commission (EY 18; Mar 19)

Case

#48521

Respondent

Up for Thurston County

Complainant

Andrew Saturn

Description

On March 13, 2019, the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) received a complaint alleging that the Up for Thurston County (Committee) may have violated RCW 42.17A.205, .320 and .750 (1) by failing to disclose any full committee officer(s) on the Committee Registration (C-1pc) at the time of the initial registration; (2) by knowingly filing a false C-1pc reports with the Commission; and (3) by failing to list Jason Bennett in sponsor identification on political advertising  as the sole controlling individual for Up for Thurston County. 

PDC reviewed the complaint and noted that the Committee did not initially include the information expressly required by law on the C-1pc, but later amended its C-1pc and included both the sponsor and the committee officer. While the Committee failed to include the full committee officer(s) and the name of the committee sponsor on the initial C-1pc and the subsequent two amended C-1pcs, it did eventually include both the sponsor's name and name of the controlling officer of the Committee after reaching out to the PDC for guidance /advice. 

Based on these findings, staff determined that, in this instance, the failure to file an accurate and complete Committee Registration (C-1pc), which was later amended to include all the required information, is a violation that does not warrant further investigation. 

Based on this information, PDC staff dismissed this matter in accordance with RCW 42.17A.755(1). 

Disposition

Case Closed with Written Warning

Date Opened

March 14, 2019

Areas of Law

RCW 42.17A.205, RCW 42.17A.750

Documents

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