reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-205 - Expenditures by agents and agents' subvendors-How to report

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Expenditures made on behalf of a
			 candidate or political committee by any person, agency, consultant, firm,
			 organization, etc., employed or retained for the purpose of organizing,
			 directing, managing or assisting the candidate's or committee's efforts shall
			 be deemed expenditures by the candidate or committee. In accordance with WAC
			 390-16-037,
			 such expenditures shall be reported by the candidate or committee as if made or
			 incurred by the candidate or committee directly.
(2) If any person, agency, consultant, firm,
			 organization, etc., employed or retained by the candidate or political
			 committee, subcontracts or otherwise has an agreement with a subvendor or other
			 third party to provide or perform services, the expenditures paid to that
			 subvendor or other third party must also be disclosed.
(3) Fees paid to consultants or other agents
			 must be disclosed by candidates or political committees as an expenditure. In
			 addition, when subvendors are used, the candidate or political committee must
			 disclose any portion of the expenditure retained by the consultant or other
			 agent.
Example A: If a candidate or political committee pays a
				consultant $5,000 to prepare and mail a political advertising brochure, all
				costs associated with the project shall be itemized by identifying each service
				provided, subvendor(s) used and amount attributable to each:
Vendor Name
Purpose
Amount
Jones Consulting
Jones Consulting
$500
(fee)
$ 5,500
ABC Graphics
$1,200
XYZ Printing Co. (5,000 pieces)
$3,000
Your Mailhouse
$800
Or, if Jones Consulting completes the project through a
				combination of services provided by its principals or employees and its
				subvendors:
Vendor Name
Purpose
Amount
Jones Consulting
Jones Consulting
$500
(fee)
$ 5,500
Jones Consulting (graphic design)
$1,200
XYZ Printing Co. (5,000 pieces)
$3,000
Your Mailhouse
$800
Example B: If a candidate or political committee pays a
				consultant or other agent directly to perform tasks such as fund-raising,
				survey design or campaign plan development, and the consultant does not use
				subvendors, the expense shall be reported as follows:
Vendor Name
Purpose
Amount
Jones Consulting
Fund-raising, survey design, campaign plan development
$5,000
Example C: If an expenditure is made directly to a vendor to
				purchase broadcast political advertisement, the purpose shall include the
				following details for both the vendor and commercial advertiser:
Vendor Name
Purpose
Amount
Media King
Television ads
$51,000
WZUB TV
$30,000
WXXX
$10,000
TV
WCRB TV
$10,000
Media King (fee)
$1,000
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 04-01-128, §
				  390-16-205, filed 12/18/03, effective 1/18/04; Order 74, § 390-16-205,
				  filed 4/26/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-206 - Ratings and endorsements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Any person
			 making a measurable expenditure of funds to communicate a rating, evaluation,
			 endorsement or recommendation for or against a candidate or ballot proposition
			 shall report such expenditure including all costs of preparation and
			 distribution in accordance with chapter 42.17A RCW. However, rating,
			 endorsement or recommendation expenditures governed by the following provisions
			 are not reportable: The news media exemptions provided in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005(16)(b)(iv) and
			 (22)(b)(iii), and WAC
			 390-16-313,
			 and the political advertising exemption in WAC
			 390-05-290.
(2) A candidate or sponsor of a ballot
			 proposition who, or a political committee which, is the subject of the rating,
			 evaluation, endorsement or recommendation shall not be required to report such
			 expenditure as a contribution unless the candidate, sponsor, committee or an
			 agent thereof advises, counsels or otherwise encourages the person to make the
			 expenditure.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-16-206,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 08-06-061,
				  § 390-16-206, filed 3/3/08, effective 4/3/08. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 86-08-030 (Order 86-02), § 390-16-206, filed 3/26/86; Order
				  84, § 390-16-206, filed 8/18/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-207 - In-kind contributions-Explanation and reporting

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An in-kind contribution must be reported
			 on the C-4 report. An in-kind contribution, as that term is used in the act and
			 these rules, occurs when a person provides goods, services or anything of
			 value, other than money or its equivalent, to a candidate or political
			 committee free-of-charge or for less than fair market value, unless the item or
			 service given is not a contribution according to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005 or WAC
			 390-17-405.
An in-kind contribution includes an expenditure that:
* Supports or opposes a candidate or a ballot measure;
* Meets the definition of contribution in
				RCW
				 42.17A.005 or WAC
				390-05-210;
* Is an electioneering communication that is a contribution as
				provided in
				RCW
				 42.17A.310; and
* Is other than a monetary contribution made directly to a
				candidate or political committee.
For example, an in-kind contribution occurs when a person,
				after collaborating with a candidate or a candidate's agent, purchases space in
				a newspaper for political advertising supporting that candidate or opposing
				that candidate's opponent.
(2) According to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.430 and WAC
			 390-16-238, a candidate may not
			 use his or her campaign funds to make a contribution, including an in-kind
			 contribution, to another candidate or a political committee. However, under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.430, a candidate may use surplus funds
			 as defined in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005 to make a contribution to a
			 political party or caucus political committee.
(3)
Valuing in-kind
			 contributions.
(a) For purposes of
			 determining the value of goods or services provided as in-kind contributions,
			 refer to WAC
			 390-05-235 Definition -Fair
			 market value.
(b) If an expenditure
			 that constitutes an in-kind contribution is made, the value of the in-kind
			 contribution to a particular candidate or political committee is the portion of
			 the expense that benefits the candidate or political committee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-221 - Tangible property - Definition

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 All contributions received by a political committee or candidate are subject to
			 the requirements of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.430 and
			 42.17A.445 whether or not the
			 committee converts the contribution to a different form, e.g., the purchase of
			 tangible property from monetary contributions.
(2) For the purpose of this rule, tangible
			 property includes but is not limited to real property and improvements thereto;
			 furniture, office desks, file cabinets, tables and machines, vehicles, printing
			 and duplicating equipment, and computer hardware and software.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-16-221,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  86-04-071 (Order 86-01), § 390-16-221, filed
				  2/5/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-226 - Loans

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Only loans which
			 are recorded in a written loan agreement executed at the time of the loan and
			 properly reported may be repaid by a candidate or political committee. Surplus
			 campaign funds under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005 and
			 42.17A.430 may only be used to
			 return a contribution to the candidate if the contribution was properly
			 reported as a loan from the candidate, as described in subsections (2) and
			 (3).
(2) If any person gives or
			 loans the candidate funds in connection with his or her campaign, the funds are
			 not considered personal funds of the candidate. See WAC
			 390-17-305. Such funds are
			 considered a contribution from the original source of the contribution under
			 chapter 42.17A RCW
and
, unless the loan meets the exemption
			 provided in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.465(3) and this
			 subsection, the contribution is subject to the contribution limits provided in
			 chapter 42.17A RCW, as adjusted by WAC
			 390-05-400.
(a) If a candidate or candidate's own
			 political committee or campaign or authorized committee receives a loan from a
			 commercial lending institution, the loan is exempt from the contribution limits
			 of RCW
			  42.17A.405 and WAC
			 390-16-310, as adjusted by WAC
			 390-05-400, only if all the
			 following criteria are met:
(i) The loan is
			 not guaranteed by any other person;
(ii) The loan is made in the regular course
			 of business; and,
(iii) The loan is
			 made on the same terms ordinarily available to the public.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-232 - Same office last sought

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A candidate is considered to be seeking the "same office last
				sought," as that term is used in
				RCW
				 42.17A.430, when the candidate seeks:
(1) The identical office last sought;
			 or
(2) A different position or seat
			 of the same office last sought within the same jurisdiction; or
(3) The same office, whether a different seat
			 or position, in a revised district or political subdivision whenever the
			 boundaries of a district or political subdivision are officially altered
			 through redistricting, consolidation or other official procedure.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-16-232,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-16-064,
				  § 390-16-232, filed 7/30/93, effective
				  8/30/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-234 - Transfers of candidate funds

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Candidates are encouraged to directly pay to a vendor their proportionate share
			 of joint campaign expenses. When separate, direct payments are not possible,
			 one candidate may transfer campaign funds to another candidate without
			 violating RCW
			  42.17A.430(8): Provided,
			 That:
(a) The transferred funds are used
			 exclusively for the joint expenditure;
(b) The amount may not exceed the prorated
			 share attributable to the candidate who transfers the funds;
(c) The funds are transferred within two
			 business days of the expenditure;
(d) Any transferred funds not used for the
			 joint expenditure are returned no later than one business day after the
			 expenditure is made; and
(e) The
			 purpose of the transferred funds is timely disclosed as would be required for a
			 direct expenditure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-236 - Surplus funds accounts-Disclosure

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Registering a
			 surplus funds account.
(a) Any person
			 who opens an account into which surplus funds will be deposited shall register
			 the account by filing PDC Form C-1, Candidate Registration with the commission.
			 The committee name on the C-1 will be the name used by the campaign committee
			 that raised the surplus funds followed by the designation, "surplus funds
			 account." The C-1 must identify by name the treasurer of the account and the
			 bank or depository where the account is held.
(b) The C-1 must be filed within two weeks
			 after the date the account is opened.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-238 - Personal use of contributions- Standard

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Except as specifically allowed by chapter
			 42.17A RCW, any expenditure of a candidate's campaign funds that is not
			 directly related to the candidate's election campaign is a personal use of
			 campaign funds prohibited under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.445.
(2) An expenditure of a candidate's campaign
			 funds will be considered personal use if it fulfills or pays for any
			 commitment, obligation or expense that would exist irrespective of the
			 candidate's election campaign.
(3)
			 If an activity or expenditure is both personal and campaign-related, the
			 campaign may pay no more than the fair market value of its share of the
			 activity or expenditure. For example, if a candidate incurs costs for child
			 care, the campaign may reimburse the candidate only for any portion of the
			 expense that occurred directly as a result of the candidate's campaign
			 activities. Also, if a candidate uses a personal vehicle for campaign purposes,
			 the campaign may reimburse the candidate for:
(a) The prorated share of documented
			 gasoline, maintenance and insurance costs directly related to the campaign's
			 usage of the vehicle; or
(b) The
			 standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service for those
			 documented miles directly related to the campaign's usage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-240 - Earmarked contributions-Definition and use

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Earmarked contributions, as that term is
			 used in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.270 and
			 42.17A.460,
			 means any contribution given to an intermediary or conduit, either a political
			 committee, candidate or third party, with a designation, instruction, or
			 encumbrance, whether direct or indirect, express or implied, oral or written,
			 which is intended to result in or which does result in all or any part of the
			 contribution being made to or for the promotion of a certain candidate, state
			 official, or ballot proposition.
(2) For purposes of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405 and
			 42.17A.410,
			 an earmarked contribution is deemed to be for the promotion of, and
			 attributable to any limit applicable to the candidate, authorized committee,
			 bona fide political party, caucus of the state legislature or political
			 committee designated by the original contributor.
(3) If an earmarked contribution is given to
			 an intermediary or conduit to be spent on behalf of a candidate and the entire
			 amount given is not used for this purpose, the remainder of the contribution
			 shall be given to the designated candidate unless its use is redesignated by
			 the original contributor. If the conduit or intermediary exercises any
			 direction or control over the use of the remainder of the contribution, then
			 the amount of the remainder shall be considered a contribution from the
			 original contributor and the conduit or intermediary to the
			 recipient.
(4) The intermediary or
			 conduit receiving the earmarked contribution shall notify the candidate or
			 political committee for whose use or benefit the contribution is designated
			 within two business days after receipt of the contribution.
(5) If an earmarked contribution is refused
			 by the designated recipient candidate or political committee, the earmarked
			 contribution must be returned by the intermediary or conduit to the original
			 contributor within five business days of refusal.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-16-240,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-16-064,
				  § 390-16-240, filed 7/30/93, effective 8/30/93; 91-14-041, §
				  390-16-240, filed 6/27/91, effective
				  7/28/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-245 - Pledges

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Pledge," as that
			 term is used in the act and these rules, means a promise to make a future
			 contribution. A pledge shall not be made or redeemed within 21 days of an
			 election specified in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.420 if the amount of the pledge or
			 redemption exceeds the maximum amount provided in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.420, as adjusted by WAC
			 390-05-400. However, if payment
			 of a pledge is in the possession of the recipient 22 or more days before the
			 election, that payment may be deposited into the campaign account within five
			 business days of receipt in accordance with
			 RCW
			  42.17A.220.
(2) If a pledge is made in an election
			 campaign subject to the contribution limits provided in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405 and
			 42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
			 390-05-400:
(a) Except as provided in WAC
			 390-17-302, a pledge made with
			 respect to the primary election shall not be made or redeemed after the date of
			 the primary; however, if the payment of a pledge is made on or before the date
			 of the primary, that payment may be deposited into the campaign account within
			 five business days of receipt in accordance with
			 RCW
			  42.17A.220; and
(b) A pledge made with respect to the general
			 election shall not be made or redeemed after the final day of the applicable
			 election cycle; however, if the payment of a pledge is made on or before the
			 final day of the election cycle, that payment may be deposited into the
			 campaign account within five business days of receipt in accordance with
			 RCW
			  42.17A.220.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-307 - Contributions by controlled entities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Corporations.
Two or more entities are treated as a single entity
			 if one of the two or more entities is a subsidiary, branch or department of a
			 corporation that is participating in an election campaign or making
			 contributions.
(2) A corporation is
			 participating in an election campaign if it:
(a) Makes either a monetary or an in-kind
			 contribution to a candidate;
(b)
			 Makes an independent expenditure or electioneering communication;
(c) Endorses a candidate prior to
			 contributions being made by a subsidiary, branch or department of the
			 corporation with respect to a candidate or that candidate's opponent;
(d) Makes a recommendation regarding whether
			 a candidate should be supported or opposed prior to a contribution being made
			 by a subsidiary, branch or department of the corporation; or
(e) Directly or indirectly collaborates or
			 consults with its subsidiary, branch or department on matters relating to the
			 support of or opposition to a candidate, including the amount of a
			 contribution, when a contribution should be given, or what assistance, services
			 or independent expenditures, or electioneering communications, if any, will be
			 made or should be made in support of or opposition to a candidate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-308 - Identification of source of contribution

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Any person who makes a contribution shall inform the candidate
				or treasurer, at the time the contribution is made, of the true and actual
				source of funds from which the contribution is made. To identify the source of
				a contribution received by check or other written instrument in the absence of
				other information, a candidate or treasurer shall apply the following:
Provided, that in cases where the source of the contribution is
				known and differs from the guidelines set forth below, the known source of the
				contribution shall be reported;
Provided further, that contributions made through an
				intermediary or conduit or transmitted by an intermediary shall identify the
				true and actual source of the funds.
(1) A contribution drawn upon a single
			 account shall be attributed to the account holder as identified by the name
			 printed on the face of the check or negotiable instrument.
(2) A contribution drawn upon a joint account
			 shall be attributed in equal proportion to each of the account holders as
			 identified by the names printed on the face of the check or negotiable
			 instrument unless the candidate or treasurer is notified in writing that the
			 contribution should be allocated in different proportions.
(3) A contribution made by a sole proprietor
			 or drawn upon the account of a business which is a sole proprietorship shall be
			 attributed to the owner of the business entity.
(4) A contribution drawn upon the account of
			 a partnership shall be attributed to the partnership as a separate entity
			 except that any check drawn upon the partnership account but which is to be
			 paid from the capital account of one or more individual partners shall identify
			 at the time of transmittal to the candidate or treasurer the name(s) of the
			 contributing partner(s) and shall be attributed to the contributing
			 partner(s).
(5) A contribution
			 drawn upon the account of a corporation, union, association or other
			 organization shall be attributed to the corporation, union, association or
			 other organization as a separate entity unless that entity is affiliated with
			 another entity pursuant to WAC
			 390-16-309
			 in which case a contribution from one of those entities is attributed to both
			 entities.
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 02-03-018, §
				  390-16-308, filed 1/4/02, effective 2/4/02. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.390.
				  94-11-016, § 390-16-308, filed 5/5/94, effective 6/5/94. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-04-072, § 390-16-308, filed 1/29/93,
				  effective 3/1/93; 91-14-041, § 390-16-308, filed 6/27/91, effective
				  7/28/91; 90-20-088, § 390-16-308, filed 9/28/90, effective
				  10/29/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-309 - Identification of affiliated entities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Two or more
			 entities are treated as a single person and share one contribution limit under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405 and
			 42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
			 390-05-400, if one of the
			 entities is:
(a) A corporation and the other
			 is a subsidiary, branch or division of the corporation;
(b) A national or international labor union,
			 or state body of such national or international labor union, and the other is a
			 local union or other subordinate organization of such national or international
			 labor union or state body;
(c) A
			 trade association or state body of such trade association and the other is a
			 branch or local unit of such trade association;
(d) A national or state collective bargaining
			 organization and the other is a branch or local unit of such national or state
			 collective bargaining organization;
(e) A national or international federation of
			 labor unions, or a state federation of labor unions, and the other is a local
			 body of such federation;
(f) A
			 membership organization and the other is a local unit or branch of such
			 membership organization;
(g) Any
			 entity referenced in (a) through (f) above and a political committee
			 established, financed, maintained or controlled by that entity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-310 - Limitations on contributions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The limitations on contributions as provided in
				RCW
				 42.17A.420,
				42.17A.405, and
				42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
				390-05-400, are as
				follows:
(1)
(a) The limitation on contributions in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405 or
			 42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
			 390-05-400, do not apply to a
			 "candidate" as that term is defined in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005 when the candidate is contributing
			 to the candidate's own campaign using the candidate's own personal funds as
			 defined in WAC
			 390-17-305.
(b) The limitation on contributions in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.420,
			 42.17A.405, or
			 42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
			 390-05-400, apply to
			 contributions to the candidate from the candidate's spouse, domestic partner or
			 other immediate family members.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-312 - Handling contributions of uncertain origin

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
No contribution shall be deposited by any candidate or
				treasurer who believes, from the face of the contribution instrument or for any
				other reason, the contribution was made in a fictitious name, by one person
				through an agent, relative, political committee, or any other person so as to
				conceal the source of the contribution or to exceed the contribution limits
				provided in
				RCW
				 42.17A.420,
				42.17A.405, or
				42.17A.410, as adjusted by WAC
				390-05-400, or otherwise violate
				the act. The candidate or treasurer shall return such contributions within 10
				days to the original contributor if his or her identity is known. Otherwise,
				the contribution instrument shall be endorsed and made payable to "Washington
				state treasurer" and the contribution sent to the commission for deposit in the
				state's general fund.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-16-312,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-16-064,
				  § 390-16-312, filed 7/30/93, effective 8/30/93; 91-14-041, §
				  390-16-312, filed 6/27/91, effective
				  7/28/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-313 - Independent expenditure-Definition and application (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-16-313,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  97-10-055, § 390-16-313, filed 5/1/97, effective 6/1/97; 96-09-016, §
				  390-16-313, filed 4/8/96, effective
				  5/9/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-320 - Candidates in small political subdivisions-Reporting

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) As provided in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.200 and
			 42.17A.135(7), a
			 candidate for election in any political subdivision must fully report if the
			 candidate receives $7,000 or more in contributions or expects to receive $7,000
			 or more in contributions during an election cycle.
(2) It is presumed the candidate "expects to
			 receive" $7,000 or more when any one of the following first occurs:
(a) The candidate or candidate's authorized
			 committee receives at least $7,000 in aggregate contributions, including
			 contributions from the candidate;
(b) The candidate is seeking the same office
			 last sought, the candidate's election is in the current calendar year, and the
			 candidate's campaign contributions in the previous election for the same office
			 were $7,000 or more in the aggregate;
(c) The contributions received on or before
			 March 31st of the election year total $1,250 or more;
(d) The contributions received on or before
			 June 30th of the election year total $2,500 or more;
(e) The contributions received on or before
			 September 30th of the election year total $3,750 or more; or
(f) The candidate otherwise anticipates that
			 $7,000 or more will be received during the election cycle.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-325 - Dissolution of committees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Dissolution
			 is the process by which a committee officially ceases doing business, pursuant
			 to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.225 and
			 42.17A.-235. Dissolution does not
			 relieve the candidate, elected official, or officers from any obligations to
			 address violations that occurred before the committee was dissolved.
(2) To initiate dissolution, the committee
			 must file a notice of intent to dissolve.
(3) The official report for filing a notice
			 of intent to dissolve a committee is designated "D-1." The D-1 must be filed
			 using the electronic filing system provided by the commission. The commission
			 is required to post each committee's notice of intent to dissolve on the
			 commission website upon receipt.
(4) On the D-1 Report, the candidate or
			 authorized committee officer must attest to the following:
(a) The committee has concluded its
			 activities in all respects and has ceased to function and intends to
			 dissolve;
(b) The committee has no
			 outstanding debts or obligations, will not make any expenditure other than
			 those related to the dissolution process, and will not engage in any political
			 activity or any other activity that generates additional reporting
			 requirements;
(c) The committee has
			 filed a final report;
(d) No
			 complaint or court action under chapter 42.17A RCW is pending against the
			 committee and it has not been informed by the commission of any possible
			 violations or technical corrections which remain unresolved;
(e) The committee has no outstanding
			 penalties under chapter 42.17A RCW as assessed by the commission or a
			 court;
(f) The committee accepts an
			 ongoing obligation to maintain compliance with these conditions and an
			 affirmative duty to notify the commission of any noncompliance; and
(g) The treasurer is obligated to preserve
			 books of account, bills, receipts, and all other financial records for five
			 years.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-330 - Prohibited financing and involvement by foreign nationals

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Prohibited
			 financing by foreign nationals.
(a)
			 For purposes of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.417, and throughout chapter 42.17A
			 RCW, a contribution, expenditure, political advertising, or electioneering
			 communication is "financed in any part by a foreign national" if the funding
			 source includes anything of value greater than a de minimis amount provided by
			 a foreign national for less than full consideration. Such value may include,
			 but is not limited to, a loan, gift, deposit, subscription, forgiveness of
			 indebtedness, donation, advance, pledge, payment, transfer of funds, or goods
			 and services.
(b) A contribution,
			 expenditure, political advertising, or electioneering communication is not
			 "financed in any part by a foreign national" if the person making the
			 contribution or expenditure, or sponsoring the advertisement or communication,
			 is an individual citizen or legal permanent resident using their own personal
			 funds.
(c) A contribution,
			 expenditure, political advertising, or electioneering communication is not
			 "financed in any part by a foreign national" if:
(i) The funding source is the general
			 treasury of a membership organization, such as a trade association or labor
			 union, not otherwise qualifying as a political committee, which includes
			 funding from regular and predetermined membership dues;
(ii) Any additional funding of the general
			 treasury is not from a foreign national, as provided in (a) of this subsection;
			 and
(iii) The organization can
			 demonstrate through a reasonable accounting method that the general treasury
			 has sufficient funds to finance the contribution, expenditure, advertisement,
			 or communication, apart from the aggregate amount of any membership dues
			 received from foreign national members of the organization.
(d) Any funding from a foreign national, as
			 provided in (a) of this subsection, and except as excluded under (b) or (c) of
			 this subsection, must be segregated, using a reasonable accounting method, from
			 the funding source used to finance a contribution, expenditure, advertisement,
			 or communication. Funding from a foreign national may not be used to supplant,
			 replace, or replenish the funding source for the contribution, expenditure,
			 advertisement, or communication.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-16 - Campaign finance reporting › Section 390-16-335 - Certification for contributions from entities-Prohibited activity by foreign nationals

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The
			 certification required for a candidate or political committee to accept each
			 contribution from a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or
			 other combination of persons must be received in writing, either:
(a) By the date the report including the
			 contribution is due, or within ten business days, whichever is later;
			 or
(b) Within thirty days from the
			 date the contribution is received, so long as the candidate or committee
			 separates uncertified contributions using reasonable accounting methods, to
			 prevent commingling with other contributions, until the certification is
			 received.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-013 - Committee-Definition (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-17-013,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-16-064,
				  § 390-17-013, filed 7/30/93, effective
				  8/30/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-015 - Conduit-Definition

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Conduit," as that
			 term is used in the act and these rules, is defined as a person, other than an
			 individual, that receives and spends earmarked contributions on behalf of a
			 designated candidate, bona fide political party, caucus of the state
			 legislature or other political committee.
(2) Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.470, a conduit may not make or
			 transmit contributions on behalf of another.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-17-015,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-16-064,
				  § 390-17-015, filed 7/30/93, effective
				  8/30/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-017 - Definition-Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Facilities," as that term is used to define candidate in the
				act and in these rules means that which facilitates or makes some campaign
				activity possible including, but not limited to: Use of stationery, postage,
				machines and equipment, use of employees of an entity during working hours,
				vehicles, office space, room or building, publications of an entity or client
				list of an entity.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-17-017,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  96-05-001, § 390-17-017, filed 2/7/96, effective 3/9/96. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-16-064, § 390-17-017, filed 7/30/93,
				  effective 8/30/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-019 - Contribution limits to affiliated committees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This rule sets out which committees, excluding ballot measure
				committees, are affiliated for the purpose of receiving contributions.
Persons subject to contribution limits who establish,
				maintain, or control multiple political committees may not circumvent those
				contribution limits through contributions made to the various committees.
(1) The following committees are
			 affiliated for purposes of this rule:
(a) The
			 authorized committee of a candidate subject to contribution limits set out in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405 or 42.17A.-410 and any other
			 political committee established, maintained, or controlled primarily by that
			 candidate are affiliated for the purpose of receiving contributions.
(b) A caucus campaign committee and any other
			 political committee established, maintained, or controlled primarily by the
			 same legislative caucus as a whole or the officers of that caucus are
			 affiliated for the purpose of receiving contributions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-030 - Sample ballots and slate cards

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Intent.
Under certain conditions, expenditures for slate cards and
			 other candidate listings fall within the scope of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405(15) and are,
			 therefore, exempt from contribution limits and eligible for payment with a bona
			 fide political party's exempt funds. Slate cards and other candidate listings
			 remain reportable under chapter 42.17A RCW and subject to the political
			 advertising provisions of the act.
The purpose of this exemption from the contribution limits is
				to allow political parties, political committees, and other sponsors to tell
				the general public which candidates they support. The exemption is not intended
				as a device to circumvent the contribution limits and full reporting
				requirements.
(2) For
			 purposes of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005(22) and
			 42.17A.405(15),
"sample ballots"
means slate cards, or other candidate listings,
			 whether written or oral, that satisfy the qualifying criteria specified in
			 subsection (10) of this section.
Sample ballots constitute political advertising for a slate or
				list of candidates and must include sponsor identification and otherwise be in
				compliance with the provisions of
				RCW
				 42.17A.320 through
				42.17A.340.
(3)
(a) A bona fide political party may use
			 contributions it receives pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405(15) to produce
			 and distribute sample ballots.
(b)
			 Expenditures for sample ballots do not count against a bona fide political
			 party's contribution limit to the candidates listed on the sample ballot.
			 Further, when reporting sample ballot expenditures, a bona fide political party
			 is not required to attribute a portion of the expenditure to each of the
			 candidates listed on the sample ballot, but the names of the candidates must be
			 reported along with the other information required by chapter 42.17A RCW and
			 chapter 390-17 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-060 - Exempt contributions and activities-Definitions, reporting

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
(a) "Exempt contributions" are contributions
			 made to a political committee which are earmarked for exempt activities as
			 described in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405. Such contributions are required
			 to be reported under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.240, are subject to the restrictions
			 in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.420, but are not subject to the
			 contribution limits in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405. Any written solicitation for
			 exempt contributions must be so designated. Suggested designations are "not for
			 individual candidates" or "for exempt activities."
(b) Contributions made to a caucus political
			 committee, to a candidate or candidate's authorized committee which are
			 earmarked for voter registration, absentee ballot information, get-out-the-vote
			 campaigns, or sample ballots are presumed to be for the purpose of promoting
			 individual candidates and therefore not exempt contributions and are subject to
			 the contribution limits in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405.
(c) Contributions made to a caucus political
			 committee, to a candidate or candidate's authorized committee which are
			 earmarked for internal organization expenditures or fund-raising are presumed
			 to be with direct association with individual candidates and therefore not
			 exempt contributions and are subject to the contribution limits in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-065 - Recordkeeping and reporting of exempt contributions accounts

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Any political committee that receives
			 exempt contributions as defined by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405 and WAC
			 390-17-060 shall keep the
			 contributions in a separate bank account. Exempt contributions commingled with
			 contributions subject to contribution limits are presumed to be subject to the
			 limits. Expenditures to promote candidates or which are made for purposes other
			 than those specified in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.405 shall not be made with funds from
			 the exempt contributions account.
(2)
(a)
			 Separate campaign disclosure reports shall be completed and filed for an exempt
			 contributions account.
(b)
			 Political committees maintaining an exempt contributions account shall make
			 known the existence of the account by filing a statement of organization for
			 the account pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.205.
(c) Political committees maintaining an
			 exempt contributions account shall be subject to the provisions of chapter
			 42.17A RCW and file the disclosure reports required by this chapter for the
			 account pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.235.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-070 - Trade association-Definition

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Trade association," as that term is used in
				RCW
				 42.17A.455 and in these rules, means a
				membership organization of persons engaging in a similar or related line of
				commerce, organized to promote and improve business conditions in that line of
				commerce and not to engage in a regular business of a kind ordinarily carried
				on for profit, and for which no part of net earnings inures to the benefit of
				any member.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-17-070,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-22-002,
				  § 390-17-070, filed 10/20/93, effective
				  11/20/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-071 - Collective bargaining association-Definition

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Collective bargaining association" and "collective bargaining
				organization" as those terms are used in
				RCW
				 42.17A.455 and in these rules means any
				organization which negotiates, on behalf of labor or management, with respect
				to wages, hours or conditions of employment.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-17-071,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.390. 94-05-010,
				  § 390-17-071, filed 2/3/94, effective
				  3/6/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-100 - Contribution withholding authorizations for payroll deductions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Each employer or
			 other person who withholds or otherwise diverts a portion of wages or salary of
			 a Washington resident or a nonresident whose primary place of work is in the
			 state of Washington shall have on file the individual's written authorization
			 before withholding or diverting the individual's wages or salary for:
(a) The purpose of making one or more
			 contributions to any political committee required to report pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.205,
			 42.17A.215,
			 42.17A.225,
			 42.17A.235 or
			 42.17A.240;
			 or
(b) Use, specifically designated
			 by the contributing employee, for political contributions to candidates for
			 state or local office.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-105 - Payroll deductions for small contributors of twenty-five dollars or less

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) To comply with
			 RCW
			  42.17A.495(4), each person
			 or entity who withholds contributions of individuals shall, in lieu of
			 disclosing the names and signatures, substitute unique numerical identifiers
			 for persons making contributions in the amount of twenty-five dollars or less
			 during a calendar or fiscal year on the signed withholding authorization form
			 or on other documents (such as payroll deductions) subject to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.495(4).
(2) Contribution withholding authorization
			 forms or payroll deduction documentation of contributors whose annual aggregate
			 contribution is twenty-five dollars or less during any calendar or fiscal year
			 are not required by the commission to be made available for public inspection
			 or copying when such records display the names, signatures, home addresses,
			 Social Security numbers, or other information capable of personally identifying
			 those contributors.
(3) The names,
			 signatures, home addresses, Social Security numbers or other information
			 capable of personally identifying contributors whose annual aggregate
			 contribution to a person or entity is twenty-five dollars or less during any
			 calendar or fiscal year shall not be provided by the PDC.
(4) Each person or entity who withholds
			 contributions under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.495 shall, upon request, deliver to
			 the PDC documents of books and accounts described in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.495(4).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-17-105,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  04-01-129, § 390-17-105, filed 12/18/03, effective
				  1/18/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-17 - Contribution limitations › Section 390-17-110 - Employee notification of payroll deduction withholding provisions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
(a) By June 30, 2003, and at least annually
			 by June 30 thereafter, employees from whom funds are being withheld for
			 contributions to a candidate or political committee under
			 RCW
			  42.17A.495 shall be notified, in writing, of
			 the nondiscriminatory provisions of
			 RCW
			  42.17A.495(2). Employee
			 notification shall include the following language:
"No employer or labor organization may discriminate against an
				officer or employee in the terms or conditions of employment for:
(i) The failure to contribute to;
(ii) The failure in any way to support or
			 oppose; or
(iii) In any way
			 supporting or opposing a candidate, ballot proposition, political party, or
			 political committee."