These guidelines are distilled from the requirements in RCW 42.17A and WAC 390. Care has been taken to ensure the guidelines are accurate and concise. Nevertheless, they do not take the place of local, state, or federal laws. 

Filter by audience for reporting guidelines and restrictions relevant to you or your interest area. Filter by interpretations or declaratory orders to see the Commission’s statements on how the law applies in certain situations.  

 

Title Type of Guideline Audience(s) Topic
Affiliation General Candidates, Political Committees, Out-of-State Political Committees, Incidental Committees Campaign Contributions, Contribution Limits, Registration
Anonymous Contributions General Candidates, Political Committees Campaign Contributions
Concealment General Candidates, Political Committees, Bona Fide Party Committee Campaign Contributions, Campaign Expenditures
Contributing to Other Candidates and Committees General Candidates Campaign Contributions
Contribution Limits General Candidates, Political Committees, Bona Fide Party Committee, Out-of-State Political Committees, Lobbyists, Lobbyist Employer Campaign Contributions, Contribution Limits
Contributions - Receiving Currency General Candidates, Political Committees, Bona Fide Party Committee Campaign Contributions
Contributions - Reimbursements General Candidates, Political Committees, Bona Fide Party Committee, Lobbyists Campaign Contributions
Contributions from Out-of-State Committees General Candidates, Out-of-State Political Committees Campaign Contributions, Reporting Deadlines
Contributions Given Within Three Weeks Of General Election ("11th Hour" Contributions) Commission Interpretation Candidates, Political Committees, Bona Fide Party Committee Campaign Contributions, Contribution Limits
Earmarked Contributions General Candidates, Political Committees, Bona Fide Party Committee, Lobbyists Campaign Contributions
Employee Withholding for Political Contributions General Lobbyist Employer, Public Agencies Campaign Contributions
Intra-Party Transfers and Federal Accounts of Party Organizations

NOTE: Some of these dollar values have changed

 Commission Interpretation Political Committees, Bona Fide Party Committee, Out-of-State Political Committees Campaign Contributions, Contribution Limits
Legislative Session Freeze General Candidates, Lobbyists, Elected Officials Campaign Contributions
Prohibited Contributors to Candidates General Candidates Campaign Contributions
Prohibited Contributors to State Candidates General Candidates Campaign Contributions
Regarding The Seattle Democracy Voucher Program Commission Interpretation Candidates Campaign Contributions
Reporting Contributions Made and Received Through Electronic Technologies Commission Interpretation Candidates, Political Committees Campaign Contributions
Transfer of Surplus Contributions to a Candidate's Campaign for a Different Office Commission Interpretation Candidates, Elected Officials, Voters & the Public Campaign Contributions, Contribution Limits, Surplus Funds