Regular Commission Meeting - September 22, 2016

• Convene Meeting | Commission Chair Levinson
• Public Comment
• Meeting Minutes | Commission Chair Levinson
  • August 25, 2016 Regular Commission Meeting

• Consideration of possible new interpretation addressing whether an advertisement that includes photographs and other neutral content copied from a candidate’s campaign website is a contribution to the candidate.

Presenter: Lori Anderson

• Discussion – possible updates to enforcement rules, Chapter 390-37 WAC
• Discussion and possible approval of draft proposed language:
  • New WAC 390-16-236 Surplus funds – disclosure
  • Amend WAC 390-16-234 Transfers of surplus and no surplus candidate funds

Presenter: Lori Anderson

• Update through August 2016

Presenter: Evelyn Fielding Lopez

Presenter: James Gutholm

Discussion of matters allowed in executive session pursuant to RCW 42.30.110, including but not limited to discussion of enforcement matters, pending and potential litigation with legal counsel, and review of performance of public employees. Possible action regarding pending litigation, or other matters properly discussed during executive session, will be taken following the executive session.

• (45-Day Citizen Action Complaint)

Cindy Larsen, PDC Case No. 6928, two public complaints and one citizen action notice alleging violations of RCW 42.17A by Ms. Larsen in connection with unreported in-kind contributions from the political committee A Safer Snohomish County.

Presenter: Tony Perkins

• (45-Day Citizen Action Complaint)

ST3, PDC Case No 7823, received citizen action notice alleging violations of RCW 42.17A and RCW 42.56 by Sound Transit by inadvertently disclosing exempt ORCA card holder email addresses which were used in support of the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure.

Presenter: Bill Lemp

• PDC Case 6786 | William Hirt, a candidate for Governor in 2016 is seeking a review/reconsideration by the Commission of an August 18, 2016 Order entered in a Brief Enforcement Hearing in PDC Case No. 6786 for failing to file the Candidate Registration (C-1 report) and Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1 report) within two weeks of declaring his candidacy.
• PDC Case 6791 | Angel Jordan, a candidate for State Representative in the 41^st Legislative District in 2016 is seeking a review/reconsideration by the Commission of an August 18, 2016 Order entered in a Brief Enforcement Hearing in PDC Case No. 6791 for failing to file a Candidate Registration (C-1 report) within two weeks of declaring his candidacy.

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  Presenter: Kurt Young

• Improve access to campaign information - make reporting more consistent and provide real-time access, Z-0106.1
• Modernize personal finance disclosure (F-1 reports), Z-0105.1
• Update Commission's authority to make inflationary adjustments to dollar amounts in RCW 42.17A, Z-0021.1

Presenter: Evelyn Fielding Lopez

• Follow up discussion on enforcement meeting materials

Presenter: Evelyn Fielding Lopez