Secure Access Washington (SAW) maintenance

Secure Access Washington (SAW) is applying standard updates and patches on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. SAW and services that use SAW (including PDC applications) will be inaccessible for about 40 minutes during the maintenance window, which is between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on that day.

PDC staff is working remotely

The PDC remains available for remote assistance, consistent with the governor's emergency proclamations. Please contact us for assistance at (360) 753-1111 or pdc@pdc.wa.gov.

For Lobbyists

If you’re engaged in lobbying activities, use these guides to learn how to report lobbying expenses and access reporting tools.

Important Dates & Deadlines

L-2 due

October 17, 2022

L-2 due

November 15, 2022

PDC Lobbying Training

November 15, 2022

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Lobbyist Guide

Your guide to the who, what, and when of reporting lobbying activities—from registration and reporting to advertising and restrictions.

Lobbyist Guide

Lobbyist Employer Guide

Your guide to approving your lobbyist’s registration and reporting your annual expenses — as well as important rules and restrictions for making campaign contributions, advertising, and more.

Lobbyist Employer Guide

Grassroots Lobbying Reporting

Your guide to reporting grassroots lobbying activities and who must report.

Grassroots Lobbying Reporting

Public Agency Lobbying Guide

Does your public agency engage in lobbying? This guide is for you.

Public Agency Lobbying Guide

Reporting Tips

Check out the latest updates on reporting tools and resources — as well as timely reporting tips.

Comment on potential PDC legislative priorities

08/17/2022

The Public Disclosure Commission has identified the following list of possible priorities for its 2023 legislative agenda. The Commission is seeking input on these issues to assist in the final preparation of any potential agency request legislation.

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For candidates who lost the primary

08/11/2022

You may have contributions for the general election made to the campaign before the primary.

If a donor reaches the contribution limit for contributions to the primary election, sometimes they’ll give more, and those donations are for the general election. If the candidate isn’t going on…

Last-minute contribution reporting threshold raised

06/28/2022

The new threshold for expedited reporting of large, last-minute contributions is $1,500, following action by the Public Disclosure Commission at its June meeting. The change takes effect June 30, 2022, in time for the primary election’s special reporting period that begins July 26.

Under…