Voltz, David: Alleged Violations of RCW 42.17A.235 and .240 for failure to timely and accurately disclose contributions and expenditures on reports (EY23, Feb24)

Case

#151276

Respondent

Voltz, David

Complainant

Conner Edwards

Description

PDC staff reviewed the allegations and evidence you submitted; the applicable statutes, rules, and reporting requirements; the response(s) provided by the Respondent; and other relevant information to determine whether the record supports a finding of one or more violations.

Based on staff’s review, we found the following:

• David Voltz filed a Candidate Registration (C-1) on June 12, 2023, for the Full Reporting option.
• Upon review, staff found, at the time of the complaint, that no reports for Mr. Voltz 2023 campaign had been filed.  Working with a relative of David Voltz, PDC staff were able to obtain a C-3 and C-4 report reflecting the entirety of the campaign.  These reports showed that no funds were raised by Mr. Voltz nor spent for campaign purposes.
• David Voltz has no other earlier warnings or violations of PDC requirements.

The violations of PDC laws and rules made by David Voltz are remedial in nature and do not call for further investigation or enforcement action.  The campaign raised and spent no money. The Respondent lost the election and any violations in their reporting have been cured and did not materially harm the public interest beyond the harm to the policy of Chapter 42.17A RCW inherent in any violation.

Based on this information, the PDC finds that no further action is warranted and has dismissed this matter in accordance with RCW 42.17A.755(1).

Disposition

Resolved as Remedial Violation

Date Opened

April 02, 2024

Areas of Law

RCW 42.17A.235, RCW 42.17A.240

Documents

• 151276 Volt_David Dismissal Letter (combined).pdf
• 151276 Voltz_David Response.pdf
• Initial-hearing-results-respondent.pdf
• 151276 Voltz David Complaint.pdf