(1) An out-of-state political committee organized for the purpose
of supporting or opposing candidates or ballot propositions in
another state that is not otherwise required to report under RCW 42.17.040 through 42.17.090 shall report as required in this
section when it makes an expenditure supporting or opposing a
Washington state candidate or political committee. The committee
shall file with the commission a statement disclosing:
(a) Its name and address;
(b) The purposes of the out-of-state committee;
(c) The names, addresses, and titles of its officers or, if
it has no officers, the names, addresses, and the titles of its
responsible leaders;
(d) The name, office sought, and party affiliation of each
candidate in the state of Washington whom the out-of-state
committee is supporting or opposing and, if such committee is
supporting or opposing the entire ticket of any party, the name
of the party;
(e) The ballot proposition supported or opposed in the state
of Washington, if any, and whether such committee is in favor of
or opposed to such proposition;
(f) The name and address of each person residing in the
state of Washington or corporation which has a place of business
in the state of Washington who has made one or more contributions
in the aggregate of more than twenty-five dollars to the
out-of-state committee during the current calendar year, together
with the money value and date of such contributions;
(g) The name, address, and employer of each person or
corporation residing outside the state of Washington who has made
one or more contributions in the aggregate of more than two
thousand five hundred dollars to the out-of-state committee
during the current calendar year, together with the money value
and date of such contributions. Annually, the commission must
modify the two thousand five hundred dollar limit in this
subsection based on percentage change in the implicit price
deflator for personal consumption expenditures for the United
States as published for the most recent twelve-month period by
the bureau of economic analysis of the federal department of
commerce;
(h) The name and address of each person in the state of
Washington to whom an expenditure was made by the out-of-state
committee with respect to a candidate or political committee in
the aggregate amount of more than fifty dollars, the amount,
date, and purpose of such expenditure, and the total sum of such
expenditures; and
(i) Such other information as the commission may prescribe
by rule in keeping with the policies and purposes of this
chapter.
(2) Each statement shall be filed no later than the tenth
day of the month following any month in which a contribution or
other expenditure reportable under subsection (1) of this section
is made. An out-of-state committee incurring an obligation to
file additional statements in a calendar year may satisfy the
obligation by timely filing reports that supplement previously
filed information.
[2006 c 348 § 6; 2003 c 123 § 2.]