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Commission meeting highlights: April 2024
The Public Disclosure Commission held its regular meeting April 24 in Vancouver, the second time in the past year that the Commission has held a meeting outside of Olympia.   The…
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PDC considers emergency rules for sponsor ID on political yard signs
The Public Disclosure Commission on May 23 will consider emergency rulemaking regarding House Bill 2032, which passed in the 2024 legislative session and requires sponsor identification on yard signs…
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Public Disclosure Commission seeks comment on draft rules for deepfakes in political advertising
The PDC is seeking comments regarding proposed rules on  the use of synthetic media in electioneering communications, also known “deepfakes.” The proposed rules will be considered for adoption…
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Events

Upcoming filing deadlines, events and training opportunities.

Filing System Outage
Secure Access Washington (SAW) planned outage
May 21, 2024
Secure Access Washington (SAW) will be offline for maintenance for approximately 45 minutes between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on May 21, 2024.  Filers will not be able to use SAW to log in to PDC…
Training
Disclosure 101: Candidates and Committees (formerly Compliance training)
May 21, 2024
This class is offered as a live online class using Zoom. Please register by 5 p.m. on May 19. The day before class, you will receive an email with a link to join Zoom and a link to course…
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ORCA Demonstration
May 22, 2024
We suggest, but do not require, that you attend Disclosure 101 before ORCA (Online Reporting of Campaign Activity) training. You may also wish to view ORCA information on our website. This…
PDC closed for Memorial Day
May 27, 2024
Filing System Outage
Secure Access Washington (SAW) planned outage
May 28, 2024
Secure Access Washington (SAW) will be offline for maintenance for approximately 15 minutes at around 7:30 p.m. on May 28, 2024.  Filers will not be able to use SAW to log in to PDC filing…
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