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Updated Jan. 14, 2021

Dealing with COVID-19 these past few years means that we did a lot of things differently, including lobbying. You still might not invite the whole Legislature to a reception for a while. But what if you send the drinks and snacks to them? Or schedule a Zoom happy… read more

The Commission approved five major focus areas for the agency as it works toward the values outlined in the PDC's strategic plan.

Commission Chairman David Ammons said the five projects align with the PDC's mission of promoting… read more

Lobbyists planning to lobby in an upcoming legislative session can complete their registration beginning in October.

State law requires registered lobbyists to file a new registration statement every two years. The deadline is the second Monday in January of odd-numbered years. Failure… read more

Your election campaign or political committee may wish to have a fundraiser with other candidates or committees. That's OK. You just need to pay attention to a few details.

A candidate's campaign can't donate to another candidate or to a political committee. One exception: You can donate… read more

We're now in the 21 days before the general election.

During these 21 days, campaigns for candidates on the general election ballot may not accept more than $7,500 from any donor, even the candidate (An exception: the state committee of a major or minor political party may give more).… read more

Any expenditure that is not directly related to the candidate's election campaign is prohibited.

Candidate campaign contributions may not be used to defray non-reimbursed expenses related to public office, or for charitable donations, club memberships, newspaper subscriptions,… read more

If you choose full reporting, then any money that you contribute to or spend on your campaign must be reported even if you accept no donations from anyone else.

There are several scenarios:

The Public Disclosure Commission voted unanimously to fine former Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed $50,000 with half the penalty suspended for campaign violations related to personal loans to his unsuccessful 2020 campaign for… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission Thursday voted unanimously to fine former Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed $50,000 with half the penalty suspended for campaign violations related to personal loans to his unsuccessful 2020 campaign for governor.

Freed acknowledged in a stipulation negotiated… read more

Don't get caught having to re-enter all your ORCA data if your computer hard drive crashes or you lose your laptop. ORCA data that you enter is only stored on your machine. The PDC retains only the completed reports you file with ORCA, not the data you entered to create those reports. If you… read more