Wash. Admin. Code § 390-05-002 - Mission and purpose of the public disclosure commission
(1) The public disclosure commission was
created by the passage of Initiative 276 in 1972 for the principal purpose of
providing the public with accurate information about certain financial affairs
of candidates and elected officials, about the financing of election campaigns
and the sponsors of political advertising, and about expenditures made in the
course of lobbying. The passage of Initiative 134 in 1992 further expounded the
purpose of the commission and the law.
(2) The duties, responsibilities, and powers
of the commission, and provisions for establishing the commission and
appointing the members thereof, are set forth in chapter 42.17A RCW.
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