WSR 14-04-089

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed February 3, 2014, 6:21 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 390-16 WAC.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.17A.110(1).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Converting to rule PDC Interpretation 07-01 Computing Thresholds for Independent Expenditures. (First approved October 2, 2002, as PDC Interpretation 02-02 Filing a Report of Independent Expenditures that Support or Oppose More than One Candidate or Ballot Measure. Superseded by Interpretation 07-01 March 22, 2007.)

Process for Developing New Rule: The commission will likely consider proposed draft language on February 27, 2014. A public hearing on rule amendments is expected to be held May 22, 2014.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Lori Anderson, 711 Capitol Way, Room 206, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504-0908, e-mail lori.anderson@pdc.wa.gov, phone (360) 664-2737 or toll-free 1-877-601-2828, fax (360) 753-1112, no later than March 10, 2014.

February 3, 2014

Lori Anderson

Communications and

Training Officer