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This Sunshine Week, celebrate by researching campaign and lobbyist contributions and spending – and much more – with the Public Disclosure Commission. More than 11.5 million records – including…
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This week, the Public Disclosure Commission released updates to its online filing system for public agency lobbying reports (L-5). The L-5 report, due quarterly, names employees who lobby on behalf…
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On Tuesday, March 3, PDC staff will spend the day at the Washington state Legislative Building, hosting a booth to discuss the agency's mission, and participating in a work session of the House State…

Events

Upcoming filing deadlines, events and training opportunities.

Commission Meeting
March 26, 2026
Reporting Deadline
March 30, 2026
Full-reporting campaigns participating in the April 2026 special election file contribution reports (C-3) weekly through the election. 
Training
April 01, 2026
This class is offered as a live online class using Zoom. Please register by March 30. The day before class, you will receive an email with a link to join the virtual meeting. Are you required to file…
Reporting Deadline
April 06, 2026
Full-reporting campaigns participating in the April 2026 special election file contribution reports (C-3) weekly through the election. 
Reporting Deadline
April 07, 2026
Full-reporting campaigns participating in the April special election must file an expenditure report (C-4) for the period of March 1 through April 6, 2026. This report is mandatory for all full-…