Commission passes emergency rules for SHB 1195

The Public Disclosure Commission has adopted emergency rules to implement agency-request legislation passed by the 2019 Legislature.

SHB 1195 took effect immediately upon being signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 21.

The legislation, which was the product of public and stakeholder… read more

If you choose mini reporting

When you register a candidate's election campaign or a political committee, you chose full or mini reporting. A candidate who chooses mini submits only one other document, the F-1 personal financial affairs statement. A political committee that picks mini reporting has no additional reports to… read more

Getting error message for party contribution? Here's how to fix that

The amount that a political party may donate to your election campaign depends on how many registered voters there are in the jurisdiction where you're running. If you don't have that number entered into ORCA, even a $1 contribution will make ORCA say that they gave too much.

If you're… read more

Port district candidates: Contribution limits are coming

Candidates for port districts face contribution limits many for the first time under a new state law that takes effect July 28

House Bill 1375 removes the population threshold that currently determines which port districts are subject to contribution limits. That threshold 200,000… read more

Getting a SAW account

If you file for a candidate or a political committee, our website may ask you to log in to your SAW account. SAW stands for Secure Access Washington. SAW allows you to securely file data with many Washington state agencies. If you already have a SAW account, use that one for your PDC filing… read more

PDC-request legislation eases reporting, improves access
A new state law means some changes for campaigns and others who file reports with the Public Disclosure Commission.   The PDC requested the legislation this year based on feedback from the regulated community and the public. Substitute House Bill 1195, passed in May, clarifies some areas of… read more
Candidate filing fees: How they are paid and reported

Filing fees are a permissible expenditure for a candidate's campaign committee. (Click here for more information on permissible expenditures.) Candidates registered under full reporting report the expenditure (or reimbursement, in-kind loan or in-kind contribution if the candidate paid the fees… read more

How to report transaction fees from online contributions

Puzzled as to how to report transaction fees from your online contributions in ORCA? Enter the full amount of the contribution that was authorized by the donor, including the transaction fee (+Monetary Contributions under Contributions). Then enter the transaction fee as an expense paid to the… read more

Major changes coming to candidate and political committee registration efiling

On Monday, May 13, the Public Disclosure Commission will release a new web-based application designed to simplify the registration process for candidates and political committees.

The new system, built for users through a process that engaged members of the public as project team members… read more

How to report use of old campaign signs

Recycling yard signs from a previous campaign? Make sure you report the use of the signs correctly.

How to disclose the re-use of yard signs depends on whether you are using signs from a campaign for the same office or a different office. If the signs were originally used in a prior run… read more