WSR 14-04-091

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed February 3, 2014, 6:22 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 390-17 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 04-01 Contribution Limits: Impact When a Candidate Subject to Limit Does Not Have a Primary Election. Provides guidance to candidates who accept primary election contributions and later learn there will be no primary election. (Interpretation first approved February 24, 2004, revised August 27, 2009, and May 26, 2011.)

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