For Incidental Committees
What you need to know about filing disclosure reports if your organization is a nonprofit that makes contributions or expenditures in election campaigns.
Important Dates & Deadlines
Registration & Reporting
Register your nonprofit as an incidental committee and start reporting contributions and expenditures.
Guidelines & Restrictions
Be compliant with Washington’s campaign financial disclosure laws—from political advertising guidelines to contribution limits and more.
Reporting Tips
Check out the latest updates on reporting tools and resources — as well as timely reporting tips.
09/30/2026
Starting today, Sept. 30, candidates and committees can sign up to receive filing deadline reminders by text message.
Filers may choose to receive reminders for reporting deadlines relevant to primary and general elections, April and February special elections, or for monthly…
08/11/2026
At its August 27 regular meeting, the Public Disclosure Commission will consider adoption of proposed rule change regarding case resolution by the complaint publication process. The agency is accepting public testimony on the proposed rule change now.
The complaint publication…
06/16/2026
Today, the PDC updated its online filing system for independent expenditure and electioneering communication (C-6) reports in June 2026. The changes were designed to improve user experience and align the process with other online PDC filing systems.
Independent expenditures (IE) are…