report_number |
text |
PDC identifier used for tracking the individual form C3 and C4 reports. The report number is unique to the report it represents. When a report is amended, the amendment receives a new report number that supersedes the original report. |
amends_report |
text |
This field only applies to records which amend a prior report. The value is the report number of the previous version of the report that is superseded by this record. |
amended_by_report |
text |
This field only applies to records which have been superseded by an amendment. The value is the report number of the newer version of the report. |
origin |
text |
The PDC form identifier for this report. C3 is a report of cash receipts, monetary contributions and other amounts related to a deposit of funds. C4 is a report of expenditures and receipts summary. For more on forms and filing requirements, please refer to the PDC web site (https://www.pdc.wa.gov) |
committee_id |
text |
The unique identifier of a committee. For a continuing committee, this id will be the same for all the years that the committee is registered. Single year committees and candidate committees will have a unique id for each year even though the candidate or committee organization might be the same across years. Surplus accounts will have a single committee id across all years. |
filer_id |
text |
The unique id assigned to a candidate or political committee. The filer id is consistent across election years with the exception that an individual running for a second office in the same election year will receive a second filer id. There is no correlation between the two. For a candidate and single-election-year committee such as a ballot committee, the combination of filer_id and election_year uniquely identifies a campaign. |
election_year |
number |
The election year in the case of candidates and single election committees. The reporting year in the case of continuing political committees. |
type |
text |
Shows if this report was filed for a candidate or a political committee. |
filer_name |
text |
The candidate or committee name as reported on the form C1 candidate or C1PC political committee registration form. The name will be consistent across all records for the same filer id and election year but may differ across years due to candidates or committees changing their name. |
office |
text |
The office sought by the candidate. Does not apply to political committees. |
legislative_district |
text |
The Washington State legislative district. This field only applies to candidates where the office is "state senator" or "state representative." |
position |
text |
The position associated with an office. This field typically applies to jurisdictions that have multiple positions or seats. This field does not apply to political committees. |
party |
text |
The political party as declared by the candidate on their C1 registration form. Contains only parties recognized by Washington State law. |
ballot_number |
text |
If the committee is a Statewide Ballot Initiative Committee a ballot number will appear once a ballot number is assigned by the Secretary of State. Local Ballot Initiatives will not have a ballot number. This field will contain a number only if the Secretary of State issues a number. |
for_or_against |
text |
Ballot initiative committees are formed to either support or oppose an initiative. This field represents whether a committee supports (for) or opposes (against) a ballot initiative. |
jurisdiction |
text |
The political jurisdiction associated with the office of a candidate or ballot issue committee. |
jurisdiction_county |
text |
The county associated with the jurisdiction of a candidate or local ballot proposition. Multi-county jurisdictions are reported as the primary county. This field will be empty for political committees and when a candidate jurisdiction is statewide. |
jurisdiction_type |
text |
The type of jurisdiction this office is: Statewide, Local, Judicial, etc. |
receipt_date |
calendar_date |
The date received or postmark date of the report. |
filing_method |
text |
Indicates if the report was filed online or sent in by mail. In most cases, electronic filing is required for forms C3 and C4. |
report_from |
calendar_date |
The period that the report covers is indicated by the the report_from and report_through fields. For form C3, the report_from and report_through dates are the same and indicate the date of the deposit that is filed on the C3. For form C4, the report_from and report_through dates are the period that the report covers. |
report_through |
calendar_date |
The period that the report covers is indicated by the the report_from and report_through fields. For form C3, the report_from and report_through dates are the same and indicate the date of the deposit that is filed on the C3. For form C4, the report_from and report_through dates are the period that the report covers. |
url |
url |
A link to a PDF version of the original report as it was filed to the PDC. Most electronically filed reports will have a link. In the case of paper filed reports and some electronically filed reports, the exact report number can not be referenced to an image of the document. Please refer to the PDC dataset of imaged documents and reports which can be searched by filer_id, election_year and type to find the document images. |