Out-of-state committees: No more paper filing for Public Disclosure Commission reports 

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 provided a system to do so.    

These reports detail expenditures and contributions exceeding $50 made by an out-of-state political committee to influence a Washington election. The reports are due on the 10th of the month following the contribution or expenditure.  

The new online reporting method will be available at the PDC’s existing online filing system. 

Agents of committees will need a Secure Access Washington (SAW) account to access the system. If multiple people will be submitting C-5s, each should establish their own SAW account.  

The PDC will publish instructions on how to use the new reporting method when the system goes live on Aug. 6.