Washington Administrative Code

The term "any person" as used in WAC 390-16-105 does not mean a fund-raising activity conducted pursuant to RCW 29B.25.070. Candidates and committees using mini reporting as permitted under WAC 390-16-105 shall not be limited to receiving $500 from a fund-raising event provided t…

The exemptions allowed in WAC 390-16-105 will be granted to a candidate or political committee, including a continuing political committee, only upon compliance with the following conditions:(1) A candidate must file a C-1 registration with the commission within 14 days of first:…

For purposes of compliance with WAC 390-16-115, a political committee organized within the last three weeks before an election and having the expectation of receiving contributions or making expenditures during and for that election, shall file the registration statement within t…

(1) A candidate or political committee wishing to change from mini to full reporting must apply electronically to the PDC for authorization to change reporting options before the limitations specified in WAC 390-16-105 are exceeded. A complete application must include all of the …

(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 expenditu…

(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 Title 2…

(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 …

(1) All contributions received by a political committee or candidate are subject to the requirements of RCW 29B.40.090 and 29B.40.130 whether or not the committee converts the contribution to a different form, e.g., the purchase of tangible property from monetary contributions.(2…

(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 29B.10.520 and 29B.40.090 may only be used to return a contribution to the ca…

(1) If after the last day of the election cycle for candidates as defined in RCW 29B.10.210 any contribution is received or an expenditure is made from surplus funds for any purpose which would qualify the recipient or person who made the expenditure as a candidate or political c…

A candidate is considered to be seeking the "same office last sought," as that term is used in RCW 29B.40.090, 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 …

(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 29B.40.090(8): Provided, That:(a) …

(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 campaig…

(1) Except as specifically allowed by Title 29B 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 29B.40.130.(2) An expenditure of a candidate's campaign …

(1) Earmarked contributions, as that term is used in RCW 29B.25.150 and 29B.40.160, 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, exp…

(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 29B.40.070 if the amount of the pledge or redemption exceeds the maximum amount prov…

(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 …

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…

(1) Two or more entities are treated as a single person and share one contribution limit under RCW 29B.40.020 and 29B.40.030, 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 nati…

The limitations on contributions as provided in RCW 29B.40.070, 29B.40.020, and 29B.40.030, as adjusted by WAC 390-05-400, are as follows:(1)(a) The limitation on contributions in RCW 29B.40.020 or 29B.40.030, as adjusted by WAC 390-05-400, do not apply to a "candidate" as that t…

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 …

(1) As provided in RCW 29B.25.010 and 29B.20.070(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…

(1) Dissolution is the process by which a committee officially ceases doing business, pursuant to RCW 29B.25.070 and 29B.25.090. Dissolution does not relieve the candidate, elected official, or officers from any obligations to address violations that occurred before the committee…

(1) Prohibited financing by foreign nationals.(a) For purposes of RCW 29B.40.050, and throughout Title 29B RCW, a contribution, expenditure, political advertising, or electioneering communication is "financed in any part by a foreign national" if the funding source includes anyth…

(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 …

(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 co…

"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 worki…

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 limit…

(1) Intent. Under certain conditions, expenditures for sample ballots fall within the scope of RCW 29B.40.020(15) and are, therefore, exempt from contribution limits and eligible for payment with a bona fide political party's exempt funds. Sample ballots remain reportable under c…

(1)(a) "Exempt contributions" are contributions made to a political committee which are earmarked for exempt activities as described in RCW 29B.40.020. Such contributions are required to be reported under RCW 29B.25.100, are subject to the restrictions in RCW 29B.40.070, but are …

(1) Any political committee that receives exempt contributions as defined by RCW 29B.40.020 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 …

"Trade association," as that term is used in RCW 29B.40.150 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 regul…

"Collective bargaining association" and "collective bargaining organization" as those terms are used in RCW 29B.40.150 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…

(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 di…

(1) To comply with RCW 29B.40.230(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 $25 or less during a calendar or…

(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 29B.40.230 shall be notified, in writing, of the nondiscriminatory provisions of RCW 29B.40.230(2).…

(1) With respect to a major political party, each of the following is considered a separate organization for purposes of making and receiving contributions: Governing body of the state organization, county central committee, and legislative district committee.(2) Each major polit…

(1) Pursuant to RCW 29B.40.020 and 29B.40.030, if a contribution is designated in writing by the contributor for a specific election, the contribution will be attributed to the contributor's limit for that designated election.(2) An undesignated contribution made prior to the dat…

(1) Candidates for state and certain local offices are subject to the contribution limits in RCW 29B.40.020. Judicial candidates are subject to the contribution limits in RCW 29B.40.030. Only candidates who appear on the primary election ballot or as write-in candidates in the pr…

(1) Pursuant to RCW 29B.40.020 and 29B.40.030, the date of the primary is the last day for making primary-related contributions unless a candidate subject to contribution limits loses in the primary, that candidate's authorized committee has insufficient funds to pay debts outsta…

(1) Candidates for judicial office are subject to the contribution limits in RCW 29B.40.030 and the timing restriction on contributions of a candidate's personal funds in RCW 29B.40.070. Pursuant to Article 4, Section 29, Amendment 41 of the state Constitution and RCW 29B.40.030,…

(1) The personal funds of a candidate include:(a) Assets which the candidate has legal access to or control over, and which he or she has legal title to or an equitable interest in, at the time of candidacy;(b) Income from employment;(c) Dividends and proceeds from stocks and oth…

A corporation or business entity is "doing business in Washington state" for purposes of RCW 29B.40.020 if it conducts continuous or substantial activities in Washington state of such character as to give rise to a legal obligation.In determining whether a corporation or business…

(1) Within 180 days of making a contribution to a state office candidate, to a state official against whom recall charges have been filed, or to a political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of the official, a political committee sha…

Pursuant to RCW 29B.40.020, entities prohibited from contributing to a candidate for state office, a state official against whom recall charges have been filed or a political committee having the expectation of making expenditures in support of the recall of the official shall no…

The purpose of this rule is to clarify and implement the restriction period set forth in RCW 29B.45.020.(1) "Campaign debt," as used in RCW 29B.45.020 and these rules, means any debt incurred by a candidate seeking election to a Washington state nonfederal public office, includin…

(1) In accordance with RCW 29B.10.160 (2)(f), an individual may perform services or labor for a candidate or political committee without it constituting a contribution, so long as the individual is not compensated by any person for the services or labor rendered and the services …