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Commission meeting highlights: October 2025
Public Disclosure Commission refines proposal to Legislature on expenditure reporting dates The Public Disclosure Commission hopes to present a bill to the Washington State Legislature for the 2026…
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Penalties for disclosure law violations will increase after November election
The Public Disclosure Commission has increased the base penalties for violations of political disclosure law, effective today, Nov. 5. The Commission unanimously approved the rule change at its July…
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Notices sent to 146 candidates for missing mandatory pre-election reporting deadline 
The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 146 candidates who appear to have missed the Oct. 28 deadline for mandatory 7-day pre-election spending reports.   State law…
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Commission Meeting
Regular Commission Meeting - December 11, 2025
December 11, 2025
Legislative session freeze starts
December 13, 2025
Reporting Deadline
L-2 Due
December 15, 2025
Lobbyist monthly expenditure report due.
Reporting Deadline
Weekly C-3 report due (February and April 2026 special elections)
December 15, 2025
Filing System Outage
Secure Access Washington outage 
December 16, 2025
Secure Access Washington (SAW), which facilitates access to the Public Disclosure Commission’s online filing systems, will be unavailable from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 for scheduled…
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