During a regular legislative session, the 30 days before it starts, and during any special session a legislator or state executive office holder may not solicit or accept campaigns contributions:
Beginning October 16 and continuing through November 5:
Course Objectives
This course will cover:
- What is lobbying?
- Who has to register and report?
- Overview of lobbyist reports
- Overview of PDC electronic filing system
Location
711 Capitol Way, Rm 206, Olympia, Washington
Available Parking
Metered street parking
This course will be conducted via Skype. A desktop computer equipped with a microphone is required to participate.
Once you register, we will email you a link to the training.
Course Objectives
This session will cover:
- What is lobbying?
- Who has to register and report?
- Overview of lobbyist reports
- Overview of PDC electronic filing system
Situations when sponsor identification is not required
Sponsor ID is not required for the following items:
Once you've determined what kind of sponsor ID must be provided, here are the rules for how it must be communicated.
False political advertising defined
It is illegal to sponsor a political ad, with actual malice, that contains a statement constituting libel or defamation per se* if the statement:
Primary Election: Contributions given to a candidate subject to limits with respect to the primary election may not be made after the primary, unless the candidate lost the election and has debt to retire. These candidates can continue to accept primary election contributions for 30 days after the election or until the debt is retired, whichever comes first.