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Registration & Reporting
Learn about financial reporting, including registration and reporting options, how to report, and what to do at the end of a campaign.
Personal Financial Affairs Disclosure
Learn when and how to report required personal financial information to disclose potential conflicts of interest.
Guidelines & Restrictions
Learn how to comply with Washington’s campaign finance laws.
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Reporting Tips
Check out the latest updates on reporting tools and resources — as well as timely reporting tips.
05/23/2025
Changes include simplified user experience, access for lobbyist employers to edit contracts, prompts to update registration each biennium
The Public Disclosure Commission will launch the last major phase of its redesigned lobbyist reporting system on June 3.
Updates…
01/28/2025
Late last year, the Public Disclosure Commission launched a new reporting system for lobbyist employers’ annual reports, or L-3s.
If you haven’t been able to attend one of the PDC’s recent classes on lobbyist and lobbyist employer reporting, or if you need a refresher on the new system,…
12/17/2024
The Public Disclosure Commission today launched a new reporting system on for lobbyist employers’ annual reports, or L-3s.
The updated application completely replaces the previous L-3 filing system used to report a lobbyist employer’s lobbying expenditures made in a calendar year.
The…
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