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.

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…

02/02/2026
Each year, elected and many appointed officials in Washington owe a personal financial affairs statement, or F-1 report, to the Public Disclosure Commission by April 15. New candidates owe the report within two weeks of beginning their candidacy.   With that deadline approaching, take this…
12/15/2025

 On Jan. 1, the Public Disclosure Commission’s statutory citations will switch from RCW 42.17A to RCW 29B. 

This change does not affect the substance of the law, only its organization within the Revised Code of Washington. The new chapter is available online here. 

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