Lobbyist Guide
Engaged in lobbying activities? Here’s everything you need to know about reporting expenses, compliance guidelines, and accessing reporting tools.
Engaged in lobbying activities? Here’s everything you need to know about reporting expenses, compliance guidelines, and accessing reporting tools.
Learn about different categories of lobbying, what activities to report, and how to register..
Be compliant with Washington’s campaign financial disclosure laws for lobbying.
View dates for submitting reports, compliance trainings, commission meetings, and more.
Check out the latest updates on reporting tools and resources — as well as timely reporting tips.
If your committee is organized to support or oppose a ballot measure such as a school, fire, or library levy or bond, we recommend that you register a separate campaign for each election.
Registering as a single-election committee means you only need to do one set-up, which will cover…
If a campaign or political committee has its own credit card, here’s how to report transactions made with that credit card in the latest version of ORCA.
When your campaign gets its own credit card, click on Bank Accounts on the Accounting section of the ORCA dashboard. The Bank…
Paying a person, such as an influencer, to post on social media in support of or in opposition to a candidate or ballot measure campaign meets the definition of political advertising under state law. RCW 42.17A.005 (40)
Like other political advertising, payments should be reported to the…
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