WSR 16-04-027
PERMANENT RULES
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
[Filed January 25, 2016, 9:15 a.m., effective February 25, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The commission is inserting a note in each form where the reference did not appear advising that the form is available on the commission's web site. The commission is also eliminating the need for persons to submit signature cards when establishing an electronic filing account for the purpose of filing campaign reports.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending 8.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.17A.110.
Other Authority: SB [ESSB] 5810 (promotes the use, acceptance, and remove(s) barriers to the use and acceptance of electronic signatures).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-23-021 on November 7, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 7, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: January 19, 2016.
Lori Anderson
Communications and
Training Officer
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-01-047, filed 12/14/11, effective 1/14/12)
WAC 390-16-011 Forms—Registration statement for political committees.
The official form for providing the statement of organization by political committees for designating a campaign treasurer and depository and for reporting information required to qualify for mini campaign finance reporting is designated "C-1pc," revised ((1/12)) 2/16. Copies of this form are available on the commission's web site, www.pdc.wa.gov, and at the Commission Office, 711 Capitol Way, Room 206, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, Washington 98504-0908. Any attachments shall be on 8-1/2" x 11" white paper.
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Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-03-002, filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12)
WAC 390-16-012 Forms—Registration statement for candidates.
The official form for providing the statement of organization by candidates and candidate's committees, for designating a campaign treasurer and depository and for reporting information required to qualify for mini campaign finance reporting is designated "C-1," revised ((1/12)) 2/16. Copies of this form are available on the commission's web site, www.pdc.wa.gov, and at the Commission Office, 711 Capitol Way, Room 206, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, Washington, 98504-0908. Any attachments shall be on 8-1/2" x 11" white paper.
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Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-03-002, filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12)
WAC 390-16-031 Forms for statement of contributions deposit.
The official form for statement of contributions deposit is designated "C-3," revised ((1/12)) 2/16. Copies of this form are available on the commission's web site, www.pdc.wa.gov, and at the Commission Office, Room 206, Evergreen Plaza Building, Olympia, Washington 98504. Any paper attachments shall be on 8-1/2" x 11" white paper.
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AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-03-002, filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12)
WAC 390-16-032 Forms—Auction report.
The official form for reporting items donated and sold at auctions, as required by RCW 42.17A.240 (2)(b), is designated "Attachment Au," revised ((1/12)) 2/16. This attachment shall accompany each C-3 which reports the receipt of funds from an auction. Copies of this form are available on the commission's web site, www.pdc.wa.gov, and at the Commission Office, 711 Capitol Way, Room 206, Evergreen Plaza Building, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, Washington, 98504-0908.
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AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-03-002, filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12)
WAC 390-16-033 Earmarked contributions—Reporting—Form.
The official form for reporting the details surrounding an earmarked contribution, as required by RCW 42.17A.270, is designated "Special Report E," revised ((1/02)) 2/16. This report shall be filed within two working days of receiving a contribution earmarked for another candidate or committee. Copies of this form are available on the commission's web site, www.pdc.wa.gov, and at the Commission Office, Room 206, Evergreen Plaza Building, Olympia, Washington 98504-0908.
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AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-03-002, filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12)
WAC 390-16-041 Forms—Summary of total contributions and expenditures.
(1) The official form for reports of contributions and expenditures by candidates and political committees who use the "full" reporting option is designated "C-4," revised ((1/12)) 2/16, and includes Schedule A, revised 1/04, Schedule B, revised 1/04, Schedule C, revised 3/93, and Schedule L, revised 1/12.
(2) Copies of these forms are available on the commission's web site, www.pdc.wa.gov, and at the Commission Office, 711 Capitol Way, Room 206, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, Washington 98504-0908. Any paper attachments shall be on 8-1/2" x 11" white paper.
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AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-03-002, filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12)
WAC 390-19-020 Electronic filing—Mandatory filing.
(1) RCW 42.17A.245 mandates that persons satisfying the qualifying criteria in that section file all contribution and expenditure reports by electronic means.
(2) Persons filing by electronic means shall register with the PDC and receive a filer identification number and password. Filers must have a current C-1 Candidate Registration Statement or a C-1pc Committee Registration Statement ((and an original signature)) on file with the PDC prior to receiving a filer identification number.
(3) A filer subject to RCW 42.17A.245 shall file all PDC C-3 and C-4 reports and all appropriate schedules electronically in compliance with subsection (5) of this section.
(4) Any filer required to file electronically, but who files on paper, is in violation of RCW 42.17A.245 and may be subject to enforcement action unless the filer is a candidate who has sought and been granted an exception from electronic filing under WAC 390-19-050.
(5) A filer subject to electronic filing shall file reports using one of the following:
(a) The ORCA software (Online Reporting of Campaign Activity) provided free-of-charge by the PDC; or
(b) Any other electronic filing application provided or approved by the PDC.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-03-002, filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12)
WAC 390-20-130 Forms for statement of employment of legislators, state officers, and state employees.
The official form for statement of employment of legislators, state officers, and state employees as required by RCW 42.17A.645 is designated "L-7" revised ((1/12)) 2/16. Copies of this form are available on the commission's web site, www.pdc.wa.gov, and at the Commission Office, Room 206, Evergreen Plaza Building, Olympia, Washington 98504-0908. Any paper attachments shall be on 8-1/2" x 11" white paper.
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