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The Public Disclosure Commission is considering proposals intended to standardize and simplify the campaign expenditure reporting calendar, with the intention of helping campaigns keep track of deadlines and improving transparency. 

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Late last year, the Public Disclosure Commission launched a new reporting system for lobbyist employers’ annual reports, or L-3s.

If you haven’t been able to attend one of the PDC’s recent classes on lobbyist and lobbyist employer reporting, or if you need a refresher on the new system,… read more

Allen Hayward, chair of the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission since June, has announced his intention to resign from the Commission at the end of January, citing personal reasons. 

“I am incredibly proud of the work of the Public Disclosure Commission over the past four… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has identified 34 candidates who appear to have missed the Dec. 10 filing deadline for post-election expenditure reporting. 

State law requires candidates who are participating in the general election and registered under full reporting (required for… read more

 The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a 2022 ruling in an opinion released Dec. 2, upholding a $24.6 million penalty against Facebook parent Meta, Inc., for violating… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission will launch a new reporting system on Dec. 17 for lobbyist employers’ annual reports, or L-3s.The updated application will completely replace the current L-3 filing system used to report a lobbyist employer’s lobbying expenditures made in a calendar year. L-3… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission began its Oct. 24 regular meeting with discussion on the agency’s goals, particularly its continuing commitment to improve its processes in an effort to get information to voters in a timely manner.

 “All of us recognize the real goal is of the PDC… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 43 candidates who appear to have missed the Oct. 29 deadline for mandatory pre-general election spending reports.

 State law requires candidates who are participating in the general election and registered as full reporters (… read more

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission on Tuesday issued a $5,000 fine to the Washington State Republican Party for four campaign finance and political advertising violations.

The Commission found that the party made an illegal contribution to a political committee, accepted… read more