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Updated 03/2011
Election Campaigns
Contents
- Regulations
- Guides
- Additional Information Resources
- Related MRSC Pages
Regulations
- RCW 42.17.130 - Use of public office or agency facilities in campaigns - Prohibition - Exceptions
- Ch. 204 Laws of 2010 (2SHB 2016) (
) - Amends Ch 42.17 RCW, Effective: March 25, 2010 (Sections 505, 602, and 703), January 1, 2012
- Final Bill Report 2SHB 2016
- Public Disclosure Commission 2009 – 2010 PDC Law and Rule Change Highlights (
)
- Public Disclosure Commission Interpretation 10-01 (), Public Service Announcements by State-Elected Officials and Municipal Officers, Section 703, Chapter 204, Laws of 2010, Effective June 24, 2010
- Attorney General Opinions
- AGO 2005 No. 4 - April 04, 2005 - Public Disclosure Law - Public Disclosure Commission - Counties - Cities and Towns - Meaning of the term “elected legislative body” as used in RCW 42.17.130
- AGO 2006 No. 1 - January 12, 2006 - Municipal Corporations - Districts - Elections - Authority of governing boards of special purpose districts to pass resolutions endorsing or opposing ballot propositions
- AGO 1975 No. 23 - November 14, 1975 - Offices and Officers - State - County - City - Governor - Legislator - County Commissioners - City Councilmen - Elections - Use of Office Facilities to Promote Passage or Defeat of Ballot Propositions
- Washington Public Disclosure Commission Election Resources - Includes Resources for elected and appointed officials.
Guides
- "Elections, Salaries, and Oaths, Oh My!" MRSC Focus, June 2001
- Getting into Office: Being Elected or Appointed into Office in Washington, Counties, Cities, and Towns (), Report No. 62, Municipal Research and Services Center, June 2007
- Public Disclosure Commission Interpretation No. 04-02 (), Guidelines for Local Government Agencies in Election Campaigns, revised September 28, 2006
- Statutory Limits on the Use of Public Funds/Facilities to Assist or Oppose Campaigns Involving Ballot Measures or Initiatives, Memorandum September 13, 2001, To: Interested Parties, From: Nancy Krier, Assistant Attorney General
- Use of Public Facilities to Support or Oppose Ballot Propositions, prepared by Municipal Research and Services Center Legal Staff, August 2000
Additional Information Resources
- Department of Revenue Ballot Measure Requirements for Voted Property Tax Levies
- Secretary of State Elections
- Changes in Dates and Deadlines for 2012 Municipal Elections, Foster Pepper PLLC, Newsroom, June 17, 2011
- Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
Related MRSC Resources