Registration & Reporting
Are you involved in a campaign or lobbying? Or, are you an elected or appointed official? You’re in the right place to register and report required disclosures.
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Candidates & Committees
Learn how to register your candidacy or committee and report campaign financial activity, including contributions and expenses.
Personal Financial Affairs Disclosure
Report required personal financial data at the start of a campaign and annually if you’re elected or appointed to office.
Incidental Committees
Learn if you qualify as an incidental committee and how to register and start reporting.
Lobbying
Learn how and when to report lobbying expenses and which activities must be reported.
Independent Expenditures
Learn when to report independent expenditures made in support of or opposition to a candidate or ballot measure as well as electioneering communications that identify a candidate.
Forms & Reports Directory
Know what you’re looking for? View a list of all PDC reports, with links to online filing tools.
Reporting Tips
Check out the latest updates on reporting tools and resources — as well as timely reporting tips.
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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11/05/2025
The Public Disclosure Commission has increased the base penalties for violations of political disclosure law, effective today, Nov. 5.
The Commission unanimously approved the rule change at its July 24 meeting, which increases recommended penalty ranges for many types of violations.
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