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.
At its February meeting, the Commission voted to make inflationary adjustments to campaign finance reporting thresholds and contribution limits. The new, higher limits take effect April 1, 2023.
The change in the reporting thresholds and contribution limits reflect changes in economic…
Following two years of delivering enhancements and new features in our ORCA system, we’re about to unveil the biggest upgrade of them all.
Starting March 1, 2023, ORCA (Online Reporting of Campaign Activity) will operate as a fully web-based system, without a desktop application.
…ORCA has a new import contact function that is easier and more straightforward for campaigns to use.
To import contacts to a new year or campaign, open the previous year's campaign and select search contacts. Scroll to the bottom of the contact list and select the export to CSV…