The latest about Commission decisions, PDC filing systems, and more.
The Public Disclosure Commission today completed a final round of hearings aimed at annual enforcement of state law that requires regular reporting to the PDC by candidates, public officials, lobbyists and their employers.
Agency staff in 2021 initiated 836 group enforcement actions… read more
The Public Disclosure Commission is due to consider how to establish certain contribution limits in the wake of the 2021 redistricting. State law establishes limits for political party and caucus committees' contributions to legislative candidates based on registered voter counts within each… read more
Commission Chair Fred Jarrett welcomed Seattle attorney Jocelyn Cooney to the Commission.
“I feel very fortunate to be able to be here with all of you and to learn from all of you,” Cooney said. “I’m looking forward to the work.”
A 2015 graduate of Seattle University School of… read more
If you received a reminder to file your Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1) and don't understand why, read on.
You might fall into one of the categories of filers who are often surprised to find out they owe another F-1 report:
An elected official who retired or resigned… read moreNew amendments to disclosure rules for providers of political advertising take effect March 7, 2022.
The adopted amendments make several changes to WAC 390-18-050, including:
If an advertisement is not reasonably identifiable as a political ad at the time of purchase, the advertiser… read moreSeattle attorney Jocelyn Cooney has joined the Public Disclosure Commission.
Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Cooney on Feb. 7, for a term that runs through Dec. 31, 2026.
A 2015 graduate of Seattle University School of Law, Cooney is a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in the King… read more
The Commission voted to adopt amendments to disclosure rules for providers of political advertising.
The primary changes:
Give commercial advertisers more time to respond to a request from the public to inspect records about ad buys in cases where the purchaser has not indicated… read moreThe PDC is seeking input on a revised version of the proposed changes to rules that govern disclosure by political advertising providers, known as commercial advertisers.
The Commission held a public hearing on December 2, 2021, on the original proposed rules, at which representatives… read more
Initiative 276 created the PDC in 1972. Throughout this anniversary year, we'll be posting highlights from PDC history, and how the PDC carries on its important work today.
To start, take a look at a brief summary of how it all began.
Commissioners decided to move forward with pre-filing the PDC’s proposed legislation for the upcoming 2022 session, but to continue working with concerned groups to modify the proposal.
Comments from nonprofit groups objected to some provisions in proposed agency request legislation on… read more