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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

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

On July 30, the Washington Public Commission will launch an online reporting system for L-3c reports, or reports of contributions made by lobbyist employers. 

This report, formerly only available as a paper… read more

The Washington Public Disclosure Commission approved rules at its June 26 regular meeting to allow political parties and committees to show their position on ballot measures on sample ballots.  

The PDC… read more

Due to high demand for the Public Disclosure Commission’s first two Lunch and Learn events, covering topics related to contribution (C-3) and expenditure (C-4) reports, the PDC has scheduled two additional sessions on these topics.  

Join Public Disclosure Commission staff for lunch, starting in June, in a series of short sessions designed to help campaigns, particularly first-timers and volunteer treasurers, understand their disclosure requirements during the 2025 election cycle. 

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 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