The Washington Public Disclosure Commission is considering draft rules to change language in WAC 390 to allow political parties and committees to show their position on ballot measures on sample ballots.&nb

The Washington Public Disclosure Commission today approved a $5,000 fine to settle a case against a 2024 ballot measure committee that admitted reporting contributions valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars late.

AARP No on I 2124 Sponsored by AARP Washington State had reached a settlement with PDC staff in which the committee agreed that it had violated state law and would pay a penalty.  

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.  

Allen Hayward, chair of the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission since June, has announced his intention to resign from the Commission at the end of January, citing personal reasons. 

The Public Disclosure Commission has identified 34 candidates who appear to have missed the Dec. 10 filing deadline for post-election expenditure reporting. 

State law requires candidates who are participating in the general election and registered under full reporting (required for those who raise and spend more than $7,000) to file expenditure reports —known as C-4 reports — 21 and 7 days prior to the general election, and on the 10th day of the month following the election regardless of campaign activity.  

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The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 43 candidates who appear to have missed the Oct. 29 deadline for mandatory pre-general election spending reports.

 State law requires candidates who are participating in the general election and registered as full reporters (required for those who raise and spend more than $7,000) to file expenditure (C-4) reports 21 and 7 days prior to primary and general election days regardless of campaign activity. Reports are also due on the tenth day of the month following the election. 

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission on Tuesday issued a $5,000 fine to the Washington State Republican Party for four campaign finance and political advertising violations.

The Commission found that the party made an illegal contribution to a political committee, accepted over-limit anonymous contributions, failed to include sponsor ID on a text message in the 2023 election, and delayed reporting the expenditure until after the election was over.

The Public Disclosure Commission has identified 12 candidates who appear to have missed the Oct. 15 deadline for mandatory pre-general election spending reports.   

The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 41 candidates who appear to have missed the Oct. 15 deadline for mandatory pre-general election spending reports.   

State law requires candidates who are participating in the general election and registered as full reporters (required for those who raise and spend more than $7,000) to file expenditure (C-4) reports 21 and 7 days prior to primary and general election days regardless of campaign activity. Reports are also due on the tenth day of the month following the election.