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Enforcement cases delayed until October 

Two enforcement cases with high-profile respondents were originally scheduled to come before the Commission in September but have been continued to meetings scheduled in October.  

The first case, against Let’s Go Washington… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 62 candidates who appear to have missed the Sept. 10 deadline for mandatory post-primary election spending reports.  

State law requires candidates who are participating in the primary election and registered as full… read more

Filers: The PDC's ORCA online filing system now allows you to amend contribution reports, or C-3s, to show zero contributions.  

The software still does not allow you to file a report for the first time showing zero receipts (if you have no receipts, you don't need to file a C-… read more

Commission issues thousands in fines for repeat violators 

The Public Disclosure Commission fined two elected officials who failed to file their annual financial affairs statements for 2023 – both of whom also had previous missing reports.  

In the first case, the… read more

Public Disclosure Commission denies request to send complaint against Let’s Go Washington to Attorney General’s Office

The Public Disclosure Commission voted to deny a request to refer a complaint against Let’s Go Washington (sponsored by Brian Heywood), a continuing political committee… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 78 candidates who appear to have missed the July 30 deadline for mandatory 7-day pre-primary election spending reports. 

State law requires candidates who are participating in the primary election and registered as full… read more

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission issued thousands of dollars in fines this month in cases of missing or late filed candidate registrations and personal financial affairs… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has a new online application for out-of-state committees to use for filing C-5 reports, starting today, Aug. 6.

The PDC will no longer accept the old paper forms. State law requires PDC reports to be filed electronically when the agency has provided a… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission will launch a new online reporting method for out-of-state political committee reports (C-5) on Aug. 6.  

The PDC will no longer accept the paper forms as of that date. State law requires PDC reports to be filed electronically when the agency… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 90 candidates who appear to have missed the July 16 deadline for mandatory 21-day pre-primary election spending reports.

State law requires candidates who are participating in the primary election and registered as full… read more