The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 62 candidates who appear to have missed the Sept. 10 deadline for mandatory post-primary election spending reports.  

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

Commission issues thousands in fines for repeat violators 

The Public Disclosure Commission fined two elected officials who failed to file their annual financial affairs statements for 2023 – both of whom also had previous missing reports.  

In the first case, the… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has sent overdue notices to 78 candidates who appear to have missed the July 30 deadline for mandatory 7-day pre-primary election spending reports. 

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

Public Disclosure Commission denies request to send complaint against Let’s Go Washington to Attorney General’s Office

The Public Disclosure Commission voted to deny a request to refer a complaint against Let’s Go Washington (sponsored by Brian Heywood), a continuing political committee… read more

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

Commissioners thanked Chair Alan Hayward for his service and leadership at his last regular meeting of the Public Disclosure Commission on January 23. Hayward announced that he would resign from the Commission for personal reasons at the end of January.… read more

Commission denies request for reconsideration for Washington State Republican Party 

At its Dec. 12 regular meeting, the Commission denied a request for reconsideration from the Washington State Republican… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission imposed a total of $14,000 in fines in 2024 to eight officials who have repeatedly failed to file their personal financial disclosure statements, or F-1 reports.   Most elected and some appointed officials in Washington are required to file the personal… read more

The Public Disclosure Commission has a new online application for out-of-state committees to use for filing C-5 reports, starting today, Aug. 6.

The PDC will no longer accept the old paper forms. State law requires PDC reports to be filed electronically when the agency has provided a… 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 has… read more