Washington State Public Disclosure Commission for committing four campaign finance and political advertising violations.
Public Disclosure Commission staff filed administrative charges against the Washington state GOP earlier this month, and in its written order, the commission found the following violations: Submission of expenditure reports related to that 2023 text message 87 days late and 80 days after the election.
Failure to disclose the source of monetary contributions in the 2024 election cycle and deposited over-limit anonymous contributions. The party deposited $106,500 in unattributed, “anonymous” contributions on Sept. 17, 2024. Campaigns and committees are restricted to accept no more than $500 or 1 percent of their total contributions in a calendar year from anonymous sources. The party amended its report to disclose the contributors a couple of days before the hearing.