Sam Bath: Alleged Violations of RCW 42.17A.205 and .700 for failure to Register Campaign (C-1 report) and failure to disclose Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1 report) within two weeks of becoming a candidate for EY25 (GE25)

Case

#173090

Respondent

Sam Bath

Complainant

PDC Staff

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 or your Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1 report) disclosing personal financial information for the twelve months preceding your candidacy.

RCW 42.17A.205 and RCW 42.17A.700 require candidates to file a C-1 report and an F-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 and RCW 42.17A.700 by failing to file the required C-1 report and F-1 reports 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 attached copy).

HEARING INFORMATION

Date and time: June 24, 2025 at 10:30AM

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

Date Opened

May 28, 2025

Areas of Law

RCW 42.17A.205, RCW 42.17A.700

Documents

173090 Satnam Singh Bath Candidate BAP Order (GE25).pdf

Penalties

Total penalties: $300

Balance Due: $200

Satnam Singh Bath

Penalty

$300

Suspended

$100 (suspended on condition penalty paid within 30 days and no further violations within 4 years)