Please be familiar with the ORCA reporting system. You can find information on our website.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
Know when and how to register a campaign,
File accurate and timely campaign disclosure reports,
Understand who can contribute and which contributors have limits,
Know what to include in a political advertisement, and
Please be familiar with how to download the ORCA software or have already done so on a device. You can find the software as well as tips for downloading on our website.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Know when and how to register a campaign,
- File accurate and timely campaign disclosure reports,
- Understand who can contribute and which contributors have limits,
- Know what to include in a political advertisement, and
- Comply with Washington State's campaign finance laws.
You can also view a video recording of this Compliance Training class.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Know when and how to register a campaign,
- File accurate and timely campaign disclosure reports,
- Understand who can contribute and which contributors have limits,
- Know what to include in a political advertisement, and
- Comply with Washington State's campaign finance laws.
You can also view a video recording of this Compliance Training class.
File a C-3 report for each bank deposit made in the previous month and a C-4 report that covers the period through the previous month. (February and April ballot measure committees have different reporting deadlines.)
File a C-3 report for each bank deposit made in the previous month and a C-4 report that covers the period between the previous C-4 through the previous month.(February and April ballot measure committees have different reporting deadlines.)
Candidates and committees file last minute contribution report within 48 hours of receiving $1,500 or more, in the aggregate, from a single contributor during October 17 - November 6, inclusive. E-filing a C-3 report within the 48 hour window that discloses the contribution satisfies the filing requirement.
7-day pre-general report for the period October 17 through October 30