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Public Agency Lobbying Guide

Everything you need to know about reporting lobbying activities and expenses as a public agency. — Access reporting tools here.

Reporting

Learn what lobbying activities need to be disclosed and how to report.

  • Who Needs to Report
  • Public Agency Lobbying Activities 
  • Completing the Report
  • Electronic Filing System

Guidelines & Restrictions

Be compliant with Washington’s campaign financial disclosure laws for lobbying.

  • Limits on Publicly Funded Lobbying
  • Determining When an Entity is a Public Agency 

Calendar

View dates for submitting reports, compliance trainings, commission meetings, and more.

Reporting Tips

Check out the latest updates on reporting tools and resources — as well as timely reporting tips.

Recommended for school levy committees: file for single election

01/24/2023

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 your campaign has its own credit card

12/06/2022

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…

When social media posting qualifies as political advertising

10/17/2022

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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