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Lobbyist Guide

Engaged in lobbying activities? Here’s everything you need to know about reporting expenses, compliance guidelines, and accessing reporting tools.

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Learn about different categories of lobbying, what activities to report, and how to register..

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Be compliant with Washington’s campaign financial disclosure laws for lobbying.

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

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…

Commission proposes higher threshold for last-minute contribution reporting

04/22/2022

The Public Disclosure Commission is proposing to raise the threshold for accelerated reporting of large, last-minute contributions.

The threshold would rise from $1,000 to $1,500 under the proposal. State law requires additional reporting of contributions of $1,000 or more given within…

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