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Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-205 - Definition-Consumable

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The definition of contribution in the act excludes the actual
				cost of consumables furnished at a ticketed fund-raising event. This exclusion
				applies to the amount paid for food, beverages, preparation, catering or
				entertainment furnished at the event. For this purpose of the act and these
				rules, the term "consumable" includes the amount paid for food, beverages,
				event preparation, catering or entertainment cost furnished at the
				event.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-205,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  02-03-018, § 390-05-205, filed 1/4/02, effective 2/4/02; 96-05-001, §
				  390-05-205, filed 2/7/96, effective 3/9/96. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370.
				  93-16-064, § 390-05-205, filed 7/30/93, effective 8/30/93. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-05-205, filed
				  7/9/85; Order 63, § 390-05-205, filed
				  9/10/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-215 - Receipt of a campaign contribution

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"Receipt" of a campaign contribution, as that term is used in
				the act and in these rules, shall be deemed to occur as follows:
(1) For online or credit card contributions,
			 the contribution is considered received at the time the transfer is made from
			 the merchant account to a candidate or political committee account, except that
			 a contribution made to a candidate who is a state official or legislator
			 outside the restriction period established in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.560, but transferred to the
			 candidate's account within the restricted period, is considered received
			 outside of the restriction period.
(2) For all other contributions, receipt
			 shall be deemed to occur at the earliest date of the following:
(a) The date that the candidate, treasurer,
			 deputy treasurer, campaign manager, campaign chairperson, or agent obtains
			 possession of the contribution;
(b)
			 The date that the candidate, treasurer, deputy treasurer, campaign manager,
			 campaign chairperson, or agent is informed of the contribution, or becomes
			 aware that the campaign, or in the case of an earmarked contribution, the
			 intermediary or conduit has possession of the contribution; or
(c) The date that the contribution becomes
			 available for use by the candidate or committee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-220 - Definition-Consideration

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"Consideration" as that term is used in the act and in these
				rules shall be deemed to include anything of value promised, paid, or
				transferred in return for a person's property or services rendered or to be
				rendered including, but not limited to, reimbursement for traveling or other
				expenses.
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 85-15-020 (Order
				  85-03), § 390-05-220, filed 7/9/85; Order 62, § 390-05-220, filed
				  8/26/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-222 - Definition-Domestic partner

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"Domestic partner" or "domestic partners," as those terms are
				used in the act and in these rules, means "state registered domestic partners"
				as defined in
				RCW
				 26.60.020.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-222,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and 2008 c 6
				  § 1303. 09-01-063, § 390-05-222, filed 12/11/08, effective
				  1/11/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-225 - Registered voters-Count or number of

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In accordance with
				RCW
				 29A.08.130, the count or number of registered
				voters, as used in the act or in these rules, shall not include inactive
				voters.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-225,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 08-04-021,
				  § 390-05-225, filed 1/28/08, effective
				  2/28/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-235 - Definition-Fair market value

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(1) "Fair
			 market value" as that term is used in the act and in these rules means the
			 amount of money which a purchaser willing, but not obliged, to buy would pay a
			 seller willing, but not obligated, to sell, for property, goods, or
			 services.
(2)
(a) In reference to real property, "fair
			 market value" or "value," as used in the act and in these rules is the present
			 cash value that a well-informed buyer or lessee, willing but not obligated to
			 buy or lease that property, would pay, and that a well-informed seller, or
			 lessor, willing but not obligated to sell or lease it, would accept, taking
			 into consideration all uses to which the property is adapted and might in
			 reason be applied.
(b) If, in
			 determining "fair market value" or "value," the amount a buyer would pay and
			 the amount a seller would accept would be based on varying standards, then the
			 fair market value of the contribution shall be based on the amount the
			 contributor would ordinarily accept for selling the property, rather than the
			 amount the candidate or political committee would ordinarily pay. For example,
			 if a contributor who sells property in the ordinary course of their business at
			 a wholesale price donates such property to a candidate or political committee
			 who would ordinarily pay the retail price as a consumer, then the fair market
			 value of the contribution shall be the wholesale price.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-243 - Ministerial functions by persons holding administrative offices

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As used in the act and in these rules:
(1) "Ministerial functions" means the
			 activities and duties of an administrative office that satisfy
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005 and require:
(a) Data entry for a candidate or political
			 committee;
(b) Filing reports that
			 have been reviewed and approved for filing by the candidate or political
			 committee officer;
(c) Maintaining
			 campaign finance and other similar records including making them available for
			 inspection upon direction by the candidate or political committee
			 officer;
(d) Writing and depositing
			 checks at the direction of the candidate or political committee
			 officer;
(e) Communications related
			 to ministerial functions (to respond to questions about data entry, to discuss
			 or review a candidate or committee's bank account balance, to schedule times to
			 receive contribution checks at events, to review reports with the candidate or
			 committee prior to filing, and similar communications) but do not involve
			 attending strategy or campaign planning meetings or portions of meetings with
			 candidates or political committee officers or their agents; or
(f) Other similar campaign finance activities
			 and duties.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-245 - Definition-Officer of a candidate's committee or of a political committee

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As used in the act and in these rules, "officer of a
				candidate's authorized committee," or "officer of a candidate's committee" or
				"officer of a political committee" includes the following persons: Any person
				designated by the committee as an officer on the C-1 or C-1pc registration
				statement and any person who alone or in conjunction with other persons makes,
				directs, or authorizes contribution, expenditure, strategic or policy decisions
				on behalf of the committee.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-245,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  08-01-069, § 390-05-245, filed 12/14/07, effective 1/14/08; 96-09-015,
				  § 390-05-245, filed 4/8/96, effective
				  5/9/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-250 - Definition-Public disclosure commission (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-250,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-05-250, filed 7/9/85; Order 62, §
				  390-05-250, filed 8/26/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-255 - Definition-"Day" and "business day"

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(1)
			 "Day" as that term is used in the act and in these rules, unless otherwise
			 specified, means a calendar day, including Saturday, Sunday and legal
			 holidays.
(2) "Business day" as
			 used in the act and in these rules, means a calendar day, excluding Saturday,
			 Sunday and legal holidays defined in WAC
			 357-31-005.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-271 - General applications of RCW 4217A555

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(1)RCW
			  42.17A.555 does not restrict the right of any
			 individual to express their own personal views concerning, supporting, or
			 opposing any candidate or ballot proposition, if such expression does not
			 involve a use of the facilities of a public office or agency.
(2)RCW
			  42.17A.555 does not prevent a public office
			 or agency from (a) making facilities available on a nondiscriminatory, equal
			 access basis for political uses or (b) making an objective and fair
			 presentation of facts relevant to a ballot proposition, if such action is part
			 of the normal and regular conduct of the office or agency.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-271,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  80-02-055 (Order 80-01), § 390-05-271, filed 1/17/80; 79-02-056 (Order
				  79-01), § 390-05-271, filed
				  1/31/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-273 - Definition-Normal and regular conduct

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Normal and regular conduct of a public office or agency, as
				that term is used in the proviso to
				RCW
				 42.17A.555, means conduct which is (1)
				lawful, i.e., specifically authorized, either expressly or by necessary
				implication, in an appropriate enactment, and (2) usual, i.e., not effected or
				authorized in or by some extraordinary means or manner. No local office or
				agency may authorize a use of public facilities for the purpose of assisting a
				candidate's campaign or promoting or opposing a ballot proposition, in the
				absence of a constitutional, charter, or statutory provision separately
				authorizing such use.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-273,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  79-02-056 (Order 79-01), § 390-05-273, filed
				  1/31/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-274 - Party affiliation, party preference, etc.

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(1) "Party affiliation," as used in the act
			 and in these rules, means the candidate's party preference as expressed on
			 their declaration of candidacy. A candidate's preference does not imply that
			 the candidate is nominated or endorsed by that party, or that the party
			 approves of or associates with that candidate.
(2) A reference to "political party
			 affiliation," "political party," or "party" on disclosure forms adopted by the
			 commission and in Title 390 WAC refers to the candidate's self-identified party
			 preference.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-274,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 11-05-047,
				  § 390-05-274, filed 2/10/11, effective
				  3/13/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-275 - Definition-Party organization

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"Party organization," as that term is used in the act and in
				these rules, means a bona fide political party as defined in
				RCW
				 42.17A.005 and applied in WAC
				390-05-210.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-275,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 11-05-049,
				  § 390-05-275, filed 2/10/11, effective 3/13/11; 07-08-044, §
				  390-05-275, filed 3/28/07, effective
				  4/28/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-290 - Political advertising definitions

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(1)
			 "Mass communication," as that term is used in the act and in these rules, means
			 a communication, digital or otherwise, intended to reach a large audience
			 through any of the following methods:
(a)
			 Advertising displays, newspaper advertising, billboards, signs;
(b) Brochures, articles, tabloids, fliers,
			 periodicals;
(c) Radio or
			 television presentations;
(d)
			 Sample ballots (see WAC
			 390-17-030);
(e) Online or other electronic
			 transmission methods;
(f) One
			 hundred or more letters, emails, text messages or similar communications that
			 are identical or substantially similar in nature, directed to specific
			 recipients, and sent within a thirty-day period; and
(g) Other mass means of disseminating
			 political advertising, unless excluded by chapter 42.17A RCW or Title 390
			 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-295 - Definition-Promise or promise to pay (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-295,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  04-12-052, § 390-05-295, filed 5/28/04, effective
				  6/28/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-300 - Suspension of reporting requirements for small jurisdictions

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The following reporting requirements do not apply in
				jurisdictions with fewer than two thousand registered voters, as of the date of
				the most recent general election in the jurisdiction:
(1) The F-1 financial reports of public
			 officials required by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.700 and WAC
			 390-24-010,
			 390-24-020
			 and
			 390-24-025;
(2) The L-5 public agency lobbying reports
			 required by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.635 and WAC
			 390-20-120;
(3) The C-1 through C-4 campaign finance
			 reports required for ballot issues by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.205 through
			 42.17A.240 and
			 42.17A.425,
			 and WAC
			 390-16-011,
			 390-16-031,
			 390-16-036,
			 390-16-041,
			 and independent campaign expenditure reports (C-6) required for ballot issues
			 by
			 RCW
			  42.17A.255 and WAC
			 390-16-050.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-300,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 92-05-080,
				  § 390-05-300, filed 2/18/92, effective 3/20/92. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-05-300, filed 7/9/85;
				  82-16-032 (Order 82-05), § 390-05-300, filed
				  7/28/82.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-305 - Petition for disclosure-Form

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The registered voters of a jurisdiction where reporting
				requirements are suspended may petition the commission to reinstate the
				reporting requirements suspended in jurisdictions with fewer than two thousand
				registered voters, as provided under
				RCW
				 42.17A.135 and this section.
(1) The commission shall reinstate the
			 reporting requirements in a jurisdiction with fewer than two thousand
			 registered voters at its next regular or special meeting, if:
(a) A certified "petition for disclosure"
			 containing the valid signatures of fifteen percent of the number of registered
			 voters of the jurisdiction as of the date of the most recent general election
			 in the jurisdiction is filed with the commission; or
(b) The jurisdiction has by ordinance,
			 resolution, or other official action petitioned the commission to void the
			 suspension with respect to elected officials, candidates and ballot
			 propositions for the jurisdiction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-500 - Definition-Debate or forum

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"Debate or forum" means qualifying events under
				RCW
				 42.17A.005 where candidates are invited based
				upon predefined objective criteria, including where only one candidate in an
				uncontested race participates.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-500,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and
				  42.17.562. 06-11-132, § 390-05-500, filed 5/23/06, effective
				  6/23/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-505 - Electioneering communication exclusions

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"Electioneering communication," as defined in the act and used
				in these rules, does not include communications expressly excluded from the
				definition in the act, such as communications conveyed through websites,
				emails, telephone calls, or in-person leaflet/pamphlet drops at street
				addresses.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-505,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and
				  42.17.562. 06-11-132, § 390-05-505, filed 5/23/06, effective
				  6/23/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-507 - Definition-Funding sources for electioneering communications

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(1) "Source of funds" for purposes of
			 reporting a payment of promise to pay for an electioneering communication means
			 a person who contributes anything of value for the communication, including a
			 loan, gift, advance, payment, pledge, or personal or professional services for
			 less than full consideration.
(2)
			 Goods, services, property, or rights other than money or its equivalent are
			 deemed to have a monetary value equivalent to their fair market
			 value.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-510 - Definition-General treasury funds

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"General treasury funds," as used in the act and in these
				rules, means a collective designation of all of the assets of an organization
				which furnish the means for defraying the necessary, usual, ordinary running
				and incidental expenses of an organization. General treasury funds are
				typically not derived from a special solicitation, effort, or receipt, but
				derive from regular, planned for, and ongoing revenue streams or
				sources.
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and 42.17.562. 06-11-132,
				  § 390-05-510, filed 5/23/06, effective
				  6/23/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-518 - Definition-Nonreimbursed public office related expense

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A "nonreimbursed public office related expense" is an
				expenditure incurred by an elected or appointed official, or a member of the
				official's immediate family, solely because of being an
				official.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-515 - Exclusion from contributions, independent expenditures, and electioneering communications-Communications within membership organizations

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(1) In determining
			 whether an organization's political communications are limited to its "members"
			 for purposes of communications that are excluded from the definitions of a
			 contribution, independent expenditure, or electioneering communication, as
			 provided in
			 RCW
			  42.17A.005 of the act and used in these
			 rules, the commission will examine whether the organization is a legitimate
			 membership organization with common interest goals and objectives, taking into
			 account such factors as the organization's permanence, structure and formal
			 organizing documents, membership criteria, and services it provides its
			 members. An organization will not be considered a membership organization if it
			 is primarily a commercial entity or for-profit entity selling products to
			 customers even though it may refer to its customers as "members."
(2) With respect to the status of members of
			 an organization, the commission will examine whether a valid, active
			 relationship exists between the organization and its members or classes of
			 members for purposes other than influencing the outcome of an election, taking
			 into account :
(a) Whether the members
			 affirmatively accept membership;
(b) The rights and obligations conferred on
			 members by the organization, including whether members have the right to vote
			 for:
(i) Election of directors or
			 officers;
(ii) Changes to the
			 articles or bylaws; or
(iii) The
			 disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the organization or on
			 a merger or dissolu-tion; and
(c) A required payment of a predetermined
			 amount of membership dues.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-520 - Definition-Periodical

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For electioneering communications and other political
				advertising, "periodical" means a digital or paper publication that is serial
				in nature and appears or is intended to appear indefinitely, issued regularly
				or at stated intervals at least once every three months.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110 and
				  42.17A.320. 13-12-017, §
				  390-05-520, filed 5/24/13, effective 6/24/13. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370 and 42.17.562. 06-11-132, § 390-05-520, filed 5/23/06, effective
				  6/23/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-521 - Definition-Payments received by incidental committees

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of
			 this section for the purpose of reporting the top ten largest sources of
			 payments to an incidental committee, pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.17A.235, a "payment" means any monetary
			 transfer or in-kind value accepted by the incidental committee, regardless of
			 the donative intent or benefit received by the person making the
			 transfer.
(2) A "payment" does not
			 include:
(a) A source of funding the nonprofit
			 organization is legally bound and explicitly prohibited from using for the
			 purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot proposition campaign;
			 or
(b) The fair market appreciation
			 of assets held by an incidental committee such as in an investment account,
			 including a brokerage account, and the sale or transfer of such assets from the
			 account to the incidental committee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-522 - Definition-Place of business

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"A place of business in the state of Washington" as that term
				is used in
				RCW
				 42.17A.250(1)(f) means the
				business is headquartered in or has a primary place of business in Washington
				state.
For example, if a national corporation headquartered outside of
				Washington state has retail outlets in Washington and that national corporation
				contributes two hundred fifty dollars to an out-of-state political committee
				that is subject to reporting under
				RCW
				 42.17A.250, the out-of-state committee is not
				required to disclose the national corporation as a contributor under
				RCW
				 42.17A.250(1)(f).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-522,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and
				  42.17.093(1)(i). 06-18-035, § 390-05-522, filed 8/28/06, effective
				  9/28/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-525 - Definition-Public service announcement

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(1)
			 "Public service announcement," as that term is used in the act and in these
			 rules, means a communication that is all of the following :
(a) Designed to benefit or promote the
			 community's health, safety, or welfare or nonprofit community events;
(b) Not selling a product or
			 service;
(c) Sponsored by an
			 organization with a history of routinely providing the community such outreach
			 public service messages in the service area of the organization;
(d) Of primary interest to the public and is
			 not targeted to reach only voters or voters in a specific
			 jurisdiction;
(e) Not coordinated
			 with or controlled or paid for by a candidate's authorized committee or
			 political committee;
(f) Subject to
			 the policies for public service announcements of the entity broadcasting,
			 transmitting, mailing, erecting, distributing, digitally communicating, or
			 otherwise publishing the communication including policies regarding length,
			 timing and manner of distribution; and
(g) One for which the arrangements to include
			 a reference or depiction of the candidate or candidates in the communication
			 were made at least six months before the candidate became a
			 candidate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-530 - Funding sources for electioneering communications (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-05-530,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and
				  42.17.562. 06-11-132, § 390-05-530, filed 5/23/06, effective
				  6/23/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-05 - General policies and definitions › Section 390-05-535 - Definition-Nonprofit organization within the meaning of incidental committee

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A "nonprofit organization," as the term is used in the
				definition of incidental committee in
				RCW
				 42.17A.005, means an entity that meets one or
				more of the following criteria:
(1) An
			 entity that is exempt from income tax under  Title 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)  of the
			 federal Internal Revenue Code;
(2)
			 An organization, association or corporation whose income is not paid directly
			 or indirectly to its members, stockholders, officers, directors or trustees
			 except in the form of services rendered by the organization, association, or
			 corporation in accordance with its purposes and bylaws and the salary or
			 compensation paid to officers of such organization, association or corporation
			 is for actual services rendered and compares to the salary or compensation of
			 like positions within the public services of the state; or
(3) A limited partnership or limited
			 liability company where an entity described in subsection (1) or (2) of this
			 section is a general partner or managing member, respectively.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-12 - Administrative procedures › Section 390-12-010 - Public disclosure commission- Meetings

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(1) Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.30.075, regular meetings of the public
			 disclosure commission are scheduled to be held monthly on the fourth Thursday
			 of each month at 9:30 a.m. unless a different time is noted on an agenda,
			 except November and December when a combined meeting may be scheduled to be
			 held during the first or second week of December.
(2) Commissioners meet monthly to consider
			 and act on policy matters, enforcement matters, rule makings and
			 interpretations, adjudicative proceedings, modification requests, agency
			 management, budget, legislative matters, public and stakeholder input,
			 education and assistance, and other matters consistent with its oversight
			 responsibilities to ensure the agency's mission is fulfilled and to ensure
			 compliance with, and equitable and effective enforcement of, the act. All
			 meetings are conducted in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act (chapter
			 42.30 RCW) the Administrative Procedure Act (chapter 34.05 RCW), and Sturgis
			 Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. The passage of any motion adopting,
			 amending or repealing any rule, or recommending changes to the act shall
			 require a majority vote of the members of the commission as distinguished from
			 a quorum of the commissioners.
Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370 and 42.17.690. 06-07-001,
				  § 390-12-010, filed 3/1/06, effective 4/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 04-12-053, § 390-12-010, filed 5/28/04, effective 6/28/04.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.390. 94-05-010, § 390-12-010, filed 2/3/94,
				  effective 3/6/94. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 85-15-020 (Order
				  85-03), § 390-12-010, filed 7/9/85; 82-05-001 (Order 82-01), §
				  390-12-010, filed 2/4/82; 80-06-119 (Order 80-06), § 390-12-010, filed
				  5/30/80; 79-10-070 (Order 79-06), § 390-12-010, filed 9/19/79; Order 62,
				  § 390-12-010, filed 8/26/75; Order 14, § 390-12-010, filed
				  7/31/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-12 - Administrative procedures › Section 390-12-040 - Public disclosure commission-Description of central and field organization (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 02-03-018, §
				  390-12-040, filed 1/4/02, effective 2/4/02. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370.
				  91-24-011, § 390-12-040, filed 11/22/91, effective 12/23/91. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-12-040, filed
				  7/9/85; Order 62, § 390-12-040, filed 8/26/75; Order 42, §
				  390-12-040, filed 9/26/74; Order 9, § 390-12-040, filed
				  4/24/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-12 - Administrative procedures › Section 390-12-050 - Operations and procedures (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-12-050,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 90-16-083,
				  § 390-12-050, filed 7/31/90, effective 8/31/90. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-12-050, filed 7/9/85;
				  79-10-017 (Order 79-05), § 390-12-050, filed
				  9/7/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-12 - Administrative procedures › Section 390-12-170 - Public disclosure commission-Organization and structure-Officers-Terms (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370. 93-19-034, §
				  390-12-170, filed 9/7/93, effective 10/8/93. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370(1). 85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-12-170, filed 7/9/85; Order
				  62, § 390-12-170, filed 8/26/75; Order 14, § 390-12-170, filed
				  7/31/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-12 - Administrative procedures › Section 390-12-190 - Public disclosure commission-Elections-Vacancies (Repealed)

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Order 62, § 390-12-190, filed 8/26/75; Order 14, §
				  390-12-190, filed 7/31/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-12 - Administrative procedures › Section 390-12-200 - Public disclosure commission-Role of the executive director (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 85-15-020 (Order
				  85-03), § 390-12-200, filed 7/9/85; Order 62, § 390-12-200, filed
				  8/26/75; Order 14, § 390-12-200, filed
				  7/31/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-12 - Administrative procedures › Section 390-12-250 - Declaratory order-Petition requisites-Consideration-Disposition

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(1) Any person may
			 submit a petition for a declaratory order pursuant to
			 RCW
			  34.05.240 in any form so long as it:
(a) Clearly states the question the
			 declaratory order is to answer; and
(b) Provides a statement of the facts which
			 raise the question.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-12 - Administrative procedures › Section 390-12-255 - Petitions for rule making, amendment or repeal - Form - Consideration - Disposition

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Any person may submit a petition requesting the adoption,
				amendment or repeal of any rule by the commission, pursuant to
				RCW
				 34.05.330 and the uniform rules adopted by
				the office of financial management that are set forth in chapter 82-05
				WAC.
Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). 99-12-056, §
				  390-12-255, filed 5/27/99, effective 6/27/99. Statutory Authority: RCW
				   42.17.370. 90-16-083, § 390-12-255, filed 7/31/90, effective 8/31/90.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). 81-18-043 (Order 81-03), §
				  390-12-255, filed 8/28/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-13 - General provisions relating to public records of state and local agencies › Section 390-13-100 - Duties of elections officials receiving copies of campaign finance reports

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Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1). 10-20-011, §
				  390-13-100, filed 9/24/10, effective 10/25/10; 02-03-018, § 390-13-100,
				  filed 1/4/02, effective 2/4/02; 98-12-038, § 390-13-100, filed 5/28/98,
				  effective 6/28/98; 85-15-020 (Order 85-03), § 390-13-100, filed 7/9/85;
				  83-17-138 (Order 83-02), § 390-13-100, filed
				  8/24/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-14 - Access to public records of the public disclosure commission › Section 390-14-015 - Public records officer

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(1) The
			 commission's public records officer is responsible for implementing the
			 commission's rules regarding release of public records, coordinating the staff
			 of the commission in this regard, and insuring the agency's compliance with the
			 public records disclosure requirements of
			 chapter
			 42.56 RCW. In fulfilling
			 these responsibilities, the public records officer may contact you to confirm
			 receipt of your request. Depending upon the nature of the request, the public
			 records officer may also do any of the following: Contact you to clarify your
			 request, if needed, and let you know whether the records will be provided in
			 one or more installments; contact you to provide you an estimate of time for
			 further response; notify other persons or agencies of your request; oversee the
			 search for potentially responsive records and the review of whether any
			 information in the records may be exempt from disclosure; make arrangements
			 with you for inspection, copying, payment, and pickup or delivery of the
			 records; or deny your request.
(2)
			 You may contact the public records officer through any of the following
			 means:
. By e-mail at pdc@pdc.wa.gov;
. In writing at P.O. Box 40908, 711 Capitol Way, Room 206,
				Evergreen Plaza Building, Olympia, Washington 98504-0908;
. By facsimile at 360-753-1112;
. By telephone at 360-753-1111, toll-free
				1-877-601-2828.
(3) The name of the
			 current public records officer is on file with the code reviser in accordance
			 with RCW
			  42.56.580 and is published in the
Washington State Register
which is available online at
www.leg.wa.gov/codereviser
.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.56.100,
				  42.56.040, and
				  42.17A.110. 12-18-015, §
				  390-14-015, filed 8/24/12, effective 9/24/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-14-015,
				  filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW  42.17.370(1).
				  99-12-057, § 390-14-015, filed 5/27/99, effective 6/27/99; 85-15-020
				  (Order 85-03), § 390-14-015, filed 7/9/85; Order 62, § 390-14-015,
				  filed 8/26/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-14 - Access to public records of the public disclosure commission › Section 390-14-020 - Procedures and hours for inspecting and copying records

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(1) You can inspect and copy public records
			 in the commission office during customary business hours. Customary business
			 hours are typically 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding
			 legal holidays or other days the agency is closed. Contact the public records
			 officer to make arrangements for inspection or copying of records at the
			 commission office.
(2) Records and
			 information posted on the commission web site are available to you at any time
			 for inspection and copying from your personal computer or computer terminals
			 publicly available, such as public libraries. A public computer terminal is
			 available in the commission office for you to inspect commission web site
			 records. The terminal is available on a no cost, first-come, first-served
			 basis.
(3) The commission will take
			 reasonable actions to protect records from damage and disorganization while
			 records are being inspected and copied including, but not limited to, the
			 following:
(a) If you seek time at the
			 commission office to inspect records, or if more than one person wants to use
			 the agency's public computer terminal to inspect records on the commission's
			 web site, the public records officer will work with you to provide a schedule.
			 The schedule will take into account the space or time needed to inspect the
			 records, any staff assistance needed, and other demands on the
			 agency.
(b) You may not remove
			 public records from the area the public records officer makes available for
			 inspection. The public records officer has the discretion to designate the
			 means and the location for the inspection of records.
(c) Inspection of any public record must be
			 conducted in the presence of a designated agency employee.
(d) Public records may not be marked or
			 altered in any manner during inspection.
(e) After inspection is complete, the public
			 records officer or designee will make requested copies or arrange for copying
			 and pickup or delivery. Copying and mailing charges apply. See WAC
			 390-14-030.
(f) Public records that are maintained in a
			 file or jacket, or in chronological order, may not be dismantled except by a
			 designated agency employee for purposes of copying.
(g) Depending upon the specific nature or
			 scope of the request, the public records officer may make other arrangements or
			 provide other procedures to provide full public access to public records,
			 protect public records from damage or disorganization, and prevent excessive
			 interference with other essential functions of the agency or unreasonable
			 disruption of the agency. The public records officer may take into account the
			 volume of records responsive to your request, the availability of staff, and
			 other factors. Such procedures may include making records available on a
			 partial or installment basis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-14 - Access to public records of the public disclosure commission › Section 390-14-025 - How do I make a public records request for commission records under the Public Records Act?

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(1)
Making a
			 public records request.
You may make a request to inspect or copy public
			 records in person by completing the public records request form, or by sending
			 the form or a letter, fax or email to the public records officer.
The commission office is located at 711 Capitol Way, Room 206,
				Evergreen Plaza Building, Olympia, Washington. The mailing address is: Public
				Disclosure Commission, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, Washington 98504-0908.
				Telephone number: 360-753-1111. Toll-free telephone number: 1-877-601-2828.
				Facsimile number: 360-753-1112. Email: pdc@ pdc.wa.gov. Mark your request to
				the attention of the public records officer. Include contact information such
				as your name, address, email address and telephone number, or other contact
				information. Your request must identify the public records requested, the date
				of your request, and describe whether you want copies or if you want only to
				inspect the records.
(2)
Form.
A public records request form is available for you at the
			 commission office and online at www.pdc.wa.gov.
(3)
Email requests.
(a) Send your email request to
			 pdc@pdc.wa.gov. Do not send your request to other commission email addresses.
			 This procedure helps the agency see your request so it can respond timely.
			 Include the information described in subsection (1) of this section. Email
			 requests sent to agency email addresses other than pdc@pdc.wa.gov will not be
			 considered a public records request under chapter 42.56 RCW but will be
			 responded to as an informal routine inquiry or a general request for
			 information.
(b) Public records
			 requests received via email after regular business hours or on nonbusiness days
			 will be considered received the next business day.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-14 - Access to public records of the public disclosure commission › Section 390-14-026 - Access goals to campaign and lobbying reports

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The commission sets the following goals for access to all
				reports, copies or reports, or copies of data or information included in
				reports, filed under
				RCW
				 42.17A.205,
				42.17A.225,
				42.17A.235,
				42.17A.255,
				42.17A.265,
				42.17A.600,
				42.17A.615,
				42.17A.625, and
				42.17A.630.
(1) In January of 2001, when reports are
			 filed with the commission, staff will endeavor to make the report available as
			 follows:
(a) Submitted by electronic means:
(i) Available in the commission office within
			 two business days and;
(ii)
			 Available on the commission web site within four business days.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 390 - Public Disclosure Commission › Chapter 390-14 - Access to public records of the public disclosure commission › Section 390-14-027 - How will my public records request be processed?

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(1) The public records officer may confirm
			 receipt of your request for public records within five business days. Depending
			 upon the nature of the request, the public records officer may also take any of
			 the steps listed in WAC
			 390-14-015. A search for
			 potentially responsive records begins when the public records officer
			 determines that your request seeks clearly identifiable records. The public
			 records officer may determine that a search can begin when the records you seek
			 are clearly identifiable in the text of your initial request, or when you have
			 provided the officer adequate clarification about your request.
(2) The commission will generally provide
			 records in the format you request, to the extent feasible and reasonable and
			 within current resources. If the commission cannot provide the records to you
			 in the format you request, the commission at its option may provide the records
			 in another format. See WAC
			 390-14-028. The commission may
			 provide records in a format in which the record is maintained by the commission
			 for its business purposes. The commission is not required to create new records
			 in order to respond to your request. The public records officer will explain
			 why any records are withheld in whole or in part. See WAC
			 390-14-035. You must pay
			 applicable charges for records you receive. See WAC
			 390-14-030. There is no cost to
			 you for inspecting records at the commission office or on the web
			 site.
(3) The public records
			 officer will close your request when:
(a) You
			 have been provided the requested records;
(b) You withdraw the request or ask that the
			 processing end; or
(c) You fail to:
(i) Provide clarification or otherwise
			 respond to the public records officer when requested;
(ii) Inspect or pay for an installment of
			 records; or
(iii) Pay any requested
			 deposit.