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Enforcement process continues for missing annual financial affairs statements for sitting officials 

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission issued thousands of dollars in fines this month in cases of missing or late filed candidate registrations and personal financial affairs… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission will launch a new online reporting method for out-of-state political committee reports (C-5) on Aug. 6.  

The PDC will no longer accept the paper forms as of that date. State law requires PDC reports to be filed electronically when the agency… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 90 candidates who appear to have missed the July 16 deadline for mandatory 21-day pre-primary election spending reports.

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

Starting in July, the Public Disclosure Commission will have a new chair – Allen Hayward.  

The Commission unanimously voted on June 27 to make Hayward its chair and J. Robert Leach its vice chair for the next year. Nancy Isserlis previously served as chair. Her term on the PDC… read more

If you are not seeing the required reporting periods in ORCA, here is how you fix it! 

1. Log in to your ORCA account 

2. Click on the green “campaign info” button   

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3. Under “settings” you will select… read more

As part of the Public Disclosure Commission’s ongoing effort to redesign its online lobbying reporting system, the agency today launched a new lobbying reporting dashboard.

The new dashboard display allows filers to submit lobbyist registrations (L-1), monthly lobbying reports (L-2) and… read more

Starting June 6, all campaign yard signs must include sponsor identification, or “paid for by” statements.

Previously, campaign yard signs 4 feet by 8 feet or smaller were not required to include sponsor ID. This year, the state Legislature removed that exemption by passing House Bill… read more

Public Disclosure Commission approves rules for deepfakes in political ads 

The Public Disclosure Commission approved new rules for synthetic media, commonly known as deepfakes, in political advertising at its May 23 regular meeting. The rules will be in effect starting in late June… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission held its regular meeting April 24 in Vancouver, the second time in the past year that the Commission has held a meeting outside of Olympia.  

The Commission has made outreach a priority, and is committed to meeting in communities outside the… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission on May 23 will consider emergency rulemaking regarding House Bill 2032, which passed in the 2024 legislative session and requires sponsor identification on yard signs 4 feet by 8 feet or smaller.  

Previously, campaign signs under that size were… read more