Elisa V. Riley: Alleged violations of RCW 42.17A.205 for failure to register campaign (C-1 report) within two weeks of becoming a candidate for EY25 (GE25)
Respondent
Elisa V. Riley
Description
Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) records indicate that you are or
were a candidate for public office in 2025, and we have not received a Candidate Registration (C-1 report) disclosing your campaign information for the 2025 election cycle.
RCW 42.17A.205 requires candidates to file a C-1 report within two weeks of declaring their candidacy, which was no later than May 23, 2025.
In
accordance with RCW 42.17A.110 and RCW 42.17A.755, a Brief Adjudicative
Proceeding (Brief Enforcement Hearing) has been scheduled to determine
if you violated RCW 42.17A.205 by failing to file the required C-1
report for the 2025 election cycle. Under the Brief Enforcement Hearing
rules, the Presiding Officer has the authority to assess a civil
penalty in accordance with WAC 390-37-143, a penalty schedule adopted by
the Commission (see enclosed copy).
HEARING INFORMATION
Date and time: June 25, 2025 at 1:30PM
Place: Remotely from Olympia
Live Audio and Online Transmission
Presiding Officer: J. Leach Chair, Public Disclosure Commission
Authority: RCW 42.17A and WAC 390
Disposition
Violation Found by Commission
Areas of Law*
RCW 29B.25.020/42.17A.205
*On January 1, 2026, RCW 42.17A was recodified to RCW 29B
Penalties
Total penalties: $250
Balance Due: $0
Penalty
$250
(Suspended on condition that report(2)are filed and penalty is paid within 30 days and no violations for 4 years)
Payments
$50
on 10/02/2025
(PAID - PENALTY)
$200
on 08/19/2025
(PAID - PENALTY)