Lund, Soneya: Alleged violations of RCW 42.17A.235 for failure to timely report contributions and expenditures (EY 19; June 19)

Case

#53320

Respondent

Soneya Lund

Complainant

Elizabeth Hallock

Description

The Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) has completed its review of the complaint filed by Elizabeth Hallock on June 12, 2019. The complaint alleged that Soneya Lund, a 2019 candidate for Yakima City Council, may have violated RCW 42.17A.235 for failure to timely and accurately file Monetary Contribution reports (C-3 reports) and Summary Full Campaign Contribution and Expenditure reports (C-4 reports), disclosing contributions and expenditures undertaken by the Campaign.

PDC staff reviewed the allegations; the applicable statutes, rules, and reporting requirements; correspondence provided by Soneya Lund; the applicable PDC reports filed by Respondent; and queried the Respondent’s data in the PDC contribution and expenditure database, to determine whether the record supports a finding of one or more violations.

Based on our findings staff has determined that, in this instance, filing reports under the wrong Filer ID does not amount to a violation warranting further investigation.

Soneya Lund made minor or ministerial errors on required reports, which did not materially impact the public interest. Upon notification of these errors, PDC staff migrated the data to the correct Filer ID, and Soneya Lund timely amended their ORCA records for the correct campaign, making the necessary technical corrections as requested by staff.

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

Resolved with Technical Correction

Date Opened

June 18, 2019

Areas of Law

RCW 42.17A.235

Documents

• 53320 Lund Soneya Complaint.pdf
• 53320 Lund Soneya Technical Correction Letter.pdf