EMERGENCY RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
Purpose: Insert city council and mayoral candidates' contribution limits in WAC 390-05-400, the public disclosure commission's vehicle for adjusting contribution limits.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 390-05-400.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.17A.110 and 42.17A.125.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: Limits were placed on campaign contributions given to mayor and city council candidates, effective June 2010. These limits were aligned with existing limits on contributions given to legislative and certain local office candidates. These new limits were not inserted in WAC 390-05-400 when it was next amended on January 13, 2012, resulting in a disparity in contribution limit for different types of candidates.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 26, 2012.
Lori Anderson
Communications and
Training Officer
OTS-4590.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 12-01-032, filed 12/13/11,
effective 1/13/12)
WAC 390-05-400
Changes in dollar amounts.
Pursuant to
the requirement in RCW 42.17A.125 that the commission
biennially revise the dollar amounts found in Initiative 134
and RCW 42.17A.410 to reflect changes in economic conditions,
the following revisions are made:
| Code Section | Subject Matter | Amount Enacted or Last Revised | 2012 Revision | ||
.005 |
Definition of "Independent |
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| Expenditure" | $800 | $900 | |||
| .445(3) | Reimbursement of candidate for loan to | ||||
| own campaign | $4,700 | $5,000 | |||
| .630(1) | Report -- | ||||
| Applicability of provisions to | |||||
| Persons who made contributions | $16,000 | $18,000 | |||
| Persons who made independent | |||||
| expenditures | $800 | $900 | |||
| (( |
Contribution Limits-- | ||||
| Candidates for state leg. office | $800 | $900 | |||
| Candidates for county office | $800 | $900 | |||
| Candidates for other state office | $1,600 | $1,800 | |||
| Candidates for special purpose districts | $1,600 | $1,800 | |||
| Candidates for city council office | $800 | $900 | |||
| Candidates for mayoral office | $800 | $900 | |||
| .405(3) | Contribution Limits-- | ||||
| State official up for recall or pol comm. | |||||
| supporting recall-- | |||||
| State Legislative Office | $800 | $900 | |||
| Other State Office | $1,600 | $1,800 | |||
| .405(4) | Contribution Limits-- | ||||
| Contributions made by political parties | |||||
| and caucus committees | |||||
| State parties and caucus committees | .80 per voter | .90 per registered voter | |||
| County and leg. district parties | .40 per voter | .45 per registered voter | |||
| Limit for all county and leg. district | |||||
| parties to a candidate | .40 per voter | .45 per registered voter | |||
| .405(5) | Contribution Limits-- | ||||
| Contributions made by pol. parties and caucus | |||||
| committees to state official up for recall or | |||||
| committee supporting recall | |||||
| State parties and caucuses | .80 per voter | .90 per registered voter | |||
| County and leg. district parties | .40 per voter | .45 per registered voter | |||
| Limit for all county and leg. district parties | |||||
| to state official up for recall or pol. comm. | |||||
| supporting recall | .40 per voter | .45 per registered voter | |||
| .405(7) | Limits on contributions to political parties | ||||
| and caucus committees | |||||
| To caucus committee | $800 | $900 | |||
| To political party | $4,000 | $4,500 | |||
| .410(1) | Candidates for judicial office | $1,600 | $1,800 | ||
| .475 | Contribution must be made by | ||||
| written instrument | $80 | $90 | |||
[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1) and 42.17.690. 12-01-032, § 390-05-400, filed 12/13/11, effective 1/13/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1), 42.17.690, and 42.17.645. 08-04-022, § 390-05-400, filed 1/28/08, effective 2/28/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370. 07-07-005, § 390-05-400, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370 and 42.17.690. 06-07-001, § 390-05-400, filed 3/1/06, effective 4/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.690. 03-22-064, § 390-05-400, filed 11/4/03, effective 1/1/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370 and 42.17.690. 01-22-050, § 390-05-400, filed 10/31/01, effective 1/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). 00-04-058, § 390-05-400, filed 1/28/00, effective 3/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.690. 98-08-069, § 390-05-400, filed 3/30/98, effective 5/1/98; 96-04-021, § 390-05-400, filed 1/30/96, effective 3/1/96.]