RCW 42.17A.235
*Reviser's note:RCW 42.17A.240 was amended by 2020 c 152 s 3, changing subsection (6) to subsection (7).
Effective date-Finding-Intent- 2019 c 428 : See notes following RCW 42.17A.160.
Finding-Intent- 2018 c 304 : "The legislature finds that state campaign finance laws are intended to provide maximum transparency to the public and voters so they may know who is funding political campaigns and how those campaigns spend their money. Additionally, our campaign finance laws should not be so complex and complicated that volunteers and newcomers to the political process cannot understand the rules or have difficulty following them. The legislature believes that our campaign finance laws should not be a barrier to participating in the political process, but instead encourage people to participate in the process by ensuring a level playing field and a predictable enforcement mechanism. The legislature intends to simplify the political reporting and enforcement process without sacrificing transparency and the public's right to know who funds political campaigns. The legislature also intends to expedite the public disclosure commission's enforcement procedures so that remedial campaign finance violations can be dealt with administratively."
The intent of the law is not to trap or embarrass people when they make honest remediable errors. A majority of smaller campaigns are volunteer-driven and most treasurers are not professional accountants. The public disclosure commission should be guided to review and address major violations, intentional violations, and violations that could change the outcome of an election or materially affect the public interest." [2018 c 304 s 1.]
Effective date-Short title-Findings-Intent-Implementation with existing funds- 2018 c 111 : See notes following RCW 42.17A.207.
Effective date-2006 c 344 ss 1-16 and 18-40: See note following RCW 29A.04.311.
Effective date-1989 c 280: See note following RCW 42.17A.005.