(1) A candidate or political committee
wishing to change from mini to full reporting must apply electronically to the
PDC for authorization to change reporting options before the limitations
specified in WAC
390-16-105
are exceeded. A complete application must include all of the following
documents:
(a) An amended registration
statement (Form C-1 for candidates, Form C-1pc for political committees)
selecting the full reporting option as provided in
RCW
42.17A.225 through
42.17A.240;
(b) PDC forms C-3 and C-4 with relevant
schedules and attachments disclosing all contributions and expenditures to date
reportable under
RCW
42.17A.240 for the election campaign, or in
the case of continuing political committees, for the calendar year;
and
(c)
(i) If the applicant is a candidate, a
statement affirming that all candidates registered with the PDC for the office
being sought have been notified personally in writing of the application, and
the manner and date of such notification;
(ii) If the applicant is the treasurer of a
political committee supporting or opposing a ballot proposition, a statement
affirming that all treasurers of all political committees registered with the
commission as supporting or opposing the proposition have been notified
personally in writing of the application, and the manner and date of such
notification; or
(iii) If the
applicant is the treasurer of a county or legislative district party committee,
a statement affirming that the treasurer of that party committee's counterpart
in any other major political party has been notified personally in writing of
the application, and the manner and date of such
notification.
(2) An application that is submitted without
the required documents described in subsection (1) of this section is
incomplete and will not be processed or approved. If the applicant provides the
missing documents, the application will be determined to be complete on the
date the documents are received by the commission.
(3) If a complete application is received by
the PDC on or before August 31st for the general election or thirty business
days prior to the date of other elections, the executive director will approve
the application.
(4) If a complete
application is received by the commission after the deadlines set out in
subsection (3) of this section, the executive director will approve the
application only if one or more of the following factors are present:
(a) The applicant is a candidate and, after
the application deadline, a write-in opponent has filed for office in
accordance with chapter 29A.24 RCW;
(b) After the application deadline, an
independent expenditure as defined in
RCW
42.17A.005 is made in support of the
applicant's opponent or in opposition to the applicant; or
(c) When a candidate or political committee
on one side of an election campaign or proposition has been approved to change
reporting options under this section, each opponent of that candidate or
political committee is approved to change options as of the date that
opponent's complete application is received by the PDC.
(5) The executive director may approve an
application to change reporting options after the aggregate contributions or
aggregate expenditures specified in WAC
390-16-105
have been exceeded only if the applicant:
(a)
Meets the deadlines provided in subsection (3) of this section;
(b) Acknowledges the violation and
demonstrates compliance with WAC
390-16-105(4);
and
(c) Takes any other action
required by the PDC to address the violation.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
390-16-125
Amended by
WSR
14-12-010, Filed 5/22/2014, effective
6/22/2014
Amended by
WSR
18-24-074, Filed 11/30/2018, effective
12/31/2018
Amended by
WSR
20-02-062, Filed 12/24/2019, effective
1/24/2020
Statutory Authority:
RCW
42.17A.110. 12-03-002, § 390-16-125,
filed 1/4/12, effective 2/4/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1) and (8).
08-01-058, § 390-16-125, filed 12/14/07, effective 1/14/08. Statutory
Authority: RCW 42.17.370. 05-11-001, § 390-16-125, filed 5/4/05, effective
6/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370 and 42.17.690. 01-22-051, §
390-16-125, filed 10/31/01, effective 1/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW
42.17.370. 92-18-002, § 390-16-125, filed 8/20/92, effective 9/20/92;
92-05-079, § 390-16-125, filed 2/18/92, effective 3/20/92; 90-16-083,
§ 390-16-125, filed 7/31/90, effective 8/31/90; 89-20-068, §
390-16-125, filed 10/4/89, effective 11/4/89. Statutory Authority: RCW
42.17.370(1). 86-04-071 (Order 86-01), § 390-16-125, filed 2/5/86; Order
91, § 390-16-125, filed 7/22/77; Order 67, § 390-16-125, filed
1/16/76; Order 62, § 390-16-125, filed
8/26/75.
