RCW 42.17A.400 Findings—Intent. (1) The people of the state of Washington find and declare that: (a) The financial strength of certain individuals or organizations should not permit them to exercise a disproportionate or controlling influence on the election of candidates. (b) Rapidly increasing political campaign costs have led many candidates to raise larger percentages of […]
RCW 42.17A.405 Limits specified—Exemptions. (1) The contribution limits in this section apply to: (a) Candidates for legislative office; (b) Candidates for state office other than legislative office; (c) Candidates for county office; (d) Candidates for port district office; (e) Candidates for city council office; (f) Candidates for mayoral office; (g) Candidates for school board office; […]
RCW 42.17A.410 Candidates for judicial office—Special elections to fill vacancies—Contribution limits—Adjustments. (1) No person may make contributions to a candidate for judicial office that in the aggregate exceed *one thousand six hundred dollars for each election in which the candidate is on the ballot or appears as a write-in candidate. Contributions made with respect to […]
RCW 42.17A.415 Contributions. (1) Contributions to candidates for state office made and received before December 3, 1992, are considered to be contributions under *RCW 42.17.640 through 42.17.790. Monetary contributions that exceed the contribution limitations and that have not been spent by the recipient of the contribution by December 3, 1992, must be disposed of in […]
RCW 42.17A.417 Foreign nationals—Contributions, expenditures, and electioneering prohibited. (1) A foreign national may not make a contribution to any candidate or political committee, make an expenditure in support of or in opposition to any candidate or ballot measure, or sponsor political advertising or an electioneering communication. (2) A person may not make a contribution to […]
RCW 42.17A.418 Foreign nationals—Contribution certification. (1) Each candidate or political committee that has accepted a contribution, and each out-of-state committee that has accepted a contribution reportable under RCW 42.17A.250, from a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons must receive a certification from each contributor that: (a) The contribution is not financed in […]
RCW 42.17A.420 Reportable contributions—Preelection limitations. (1) It is a violation of this chapter for any person to make, or for any candidate or political committee to accept from any one person, contributions reportable under RCW 42.17A.240 in the aggregate exceeding fifty thousand dollars for any campaign for statewide office or exceeding five thousand dollars for […]
RCW 42.17A.425 Expenditures—Authorization of and restrictions on. No expenditures may be made or incurred by any candidate or political committee unless authorized by the candidate or the person or persons named on the candidate’s or committee’s registration form. A record of all such expenditures shall be maintained by the treasurer. No expenditure of more than […]
RCW 42.17A.430 Disposal of surplus funds. The surplus funds of a candidate or a candidate’s authorized committee may only be disposed of in any one or more of the following ways: (1) Return the surplus to a contributor in an amount not to exceed that contributor’s original contribution; (2) Using surplus, reimburse the candidate for […]
RCW 42.17A.435 Identification of contributions and communications. No contribution shall be made and no expenditure shall be incurred, directly or indirectly, in a fictitious name, anonymously, or by one person through an agent, relative, or other person in such a manner as to conceal the identity of the source of the contribution or in any […]
RCW 42.17A.440 Candidates’ political committees—Limitations. A candidate may not knowingly establish, use, direct, or control more than one political committee for the purpose of supporting that candidate during a particular election campaign. This does not prohibit: (1) In addition to a candidate’s having his or her own political committee, the candidate’s participation in a political […]
RCW 42.17A.442 Contributions by political committees to political committees. A political committee may make a contribution to another political committee only when the contributing political committee has received contributions of ten dollars or more each from at least ten persons registered to vote in Washington state. [ 2011 c 145 § 5.] NOTES: Findings—Intent—Effective date—2011 […]
RCW 42.17A.445 Personal use of contributions—When permitted. Contributions received and reported in accordance with RCW 42.17A.220 through 42.17A.240 and 42.17A.425 may only be paid to a candidate, or a treasurer or other individual or expended for such individual’s personal use under the following circumstances: (1) Reimbursement for or payments to cover lost earnings incurred as […]
RCW 42.17A.450 Attribution and aggregation of family contributions. (1) Contributions by spouses are considered separate contributions. (2) Contributions by unemancipated children under eighteen years of age are considered contributions by their parents and are attributed proportionately to each parent. Fifty percent of the contributions are attributed to each parent or, in the case of a […]
RCW 42.17A.455 Attribution of contributions by controlled entities. For purposes of this chapter: (1) A contribution by a political committee with funds that have all been contributed by one person who exercises exclusive control over the distribution of the funds of the political committee is a contribution by the controlling person. (2) Two or more […]
RCW 42.17A.460 Attribution of contributions generally—”Earmarking.” All contributions made by a person or entity, either directly or indirectly, to a candidate, to a state official against whom recall charges have been filed, or to a political committee, are considered to be contributions from that person or entity to the candidate, state official, or political committee, […]
RCW 42.17A.465 Restriction on loans. (1) A loan is considered to be a contribution from the lender and any guarantor of the loan and is subject to the contribution limitations of this chapter. The full amount of the loan shall be attributed to the lender and to each guarantor. (2) A loan to a candidate […]
RCW 42.17A.470 Contributions on behalf of another. (1) A person, other than an individual, may not be an intermediary or an agent for a contribution. (2) An individual may not make a contribution on behalf of another person or entity, or while acting as the intermediary or agent of another person or entity, without disclosing […]
RCW 42.17A.475 Certain contributions required to be by written instrument. (1) A person may not make a contribution of more than *one hundred dollars, other than an in-kind contribution, except by a written instrument containing the name of the donor and the name of the payee. (2) A political committee may not make a contribution, […]
RCW 42.17A.480 Solicitation of endorsement fees. A person may not solicit from a candidate for public office, political committee, political party, or other person money or other property as a condition or consideration for an endorsement, article, or other communication in the news media promoting or opposing a candidate for public office, political committee, or […]
