PDC to celebrate Sunshine Week at the Capitol
The Public Disclosure Commission will have a booth at the third-floor mezzanine of the state Legislative Building on March 18 and 19 to celebrate Sunshine Week. Staff plan to promote the agency’s mission increase transparency and timely reporting of campaign and lobbyist spending and the financial affairs of officeholders.
The Public Disclosure Commission is considering proposals intended to standardize and simplify the campaign expenditure reporting calendar, with the intention of helping campaigns keep track of deadlines and improving transparency.
Commission Chair J. Leach is inviting you and other interested parties to a virtual engagement session to discuss the plan at 10:30 a.m. on March 11.
The Public Disclosure Commission is beginning the process of making inflationary adjustments to lobbying reporting requirements, similar to the recent move to adjust campaign finance limits and thresholds.
Commissioners discussed whether to reconsider PDC staff guidance on whether contribution limits apply when candidates transfer funds from a previous campaign to a subsequent campaign for a different office.
PDC website may be offline for website maintenance between approximately 6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m.
Commission highlights: January 2023
The Commission found Lynnwood City Council Member Joshua Binda in violation of campaign finance law for improperly using $2,742 in 2021 campaign funds for personal expenses. Binda was also found in violation for filing a final campaign report 280 days late.
The Commission imposed a fine of $1,000, with $500 suspended provided there are no further violations for four years and the fine is paid on time.
Following two years of delivering enhancements and new features in our ORCA system, we’re about to unveil the biggest upgrade of them all.
Starting March 1, 2023, ORCA (Online Reporting of Campaign Activity) will operate as a fully web-based system, without a desktop application.
ORCA has a new import contact function that is easier and more straightforward for campaigns to use.
To import contacts to a new year or campaign, open the previous year's campaign and select search contacts. Scroll to the bottom of the contact list and select the export to CSV function. Export the list to a CSV and save it in your computer.