New: @GovBobFerguson is facing a possible recall for failing to fill 2 seats on the 5-member WA Public Disclosure Commission in a timeline prescribed in law. A recall petition calls it misfeasance, violation of his oath. #waleg#waelex@Wa_PDC https://t.co/ejbpDaRkG5
@JayFratt@RepCorry Thank you for your fair coverage of this issue Jay and Erica. I think the proposed substitute which will (hopefully) be passed Friday morning addresses your concerns. No one wants foreign nationals to participate in campaigns (ballot measure or otherwise). Good bipartisan bill.
@JayFratt They are working on a bipartisan substitute that addresses one of the controversial sections. But ultimately it is illegal for foreigners to influence elections. Everyone supports that.
@JayFratt There is a very long backstory behind this bill. The bill repeals a very silly requirement that was first created in 2020 and has accomplished nothing other than creating a very large administrative burden for campaign treasurers on both sides of the aisle. This is a good bill.
EXCLUSIVE: This story has it all. Politics. Conservative infighting. Social media trolls. Lawsuits. A fugitive from justice. Charges of sodomy. And a side of karma, served cold: https://t.co/B9dEC23lZz
@dospueblos@electmullet@GovBobFerguson That is insane and also very likely unconstitutional. I’ve been a professional treasurer for four years and it is commonly understood that only Spokane and Seattle have special campaign finance rules. Disappointing that Mullet is cooperating rather than fighting.
@AlyciaRamirez3 PDC has approved modification requests relating to similar circumstances over the years. Doesn't hurt to request it, worst the PDC can say is "no". Doesn't cost anything. https://t.co/z5GrPTjXe0
@AlyciaRamirez3 One possible solution which would prevent the address of the donor from remaining public would be to seek a reporting modification from the PDC. The name would still appear but the address would be redacted. PDC meets monthly to consider such requests.
@OutragePNW Filing PDC complaints is super easy. Regardless of your partisan leaning we should all strive to file complaints when we see noncompliance because the system relies on citizen complaints as it stands today. https://t.co/xxWdHtZEXR
@OutragePNW Well I doubt he even has $500k leftover but we won’t know until he files his post general report on 12/10/24. But if you know that someone is using campaign funds and illegally directing it to benefit themselves you should file a PDC complaint.
@OutragePNW Pocketing $500k in leftover campaign funds? If that were true that would be a huge campaign finance violation. Where are you getting that from?
@CraigFl1968 More deranged nonsense from the Semi Bird crowd. This has absolutely no legal basis and no hope for success. Whoever receives this mail is laughing at those stupid enough to send it.
More than 100 candidates who appear to have missed the July 16 deadline for mandatory 21-day pre-primary election spending reports received overdue notices this morning.
Read more and see who's on the list here: https://t.co/mReqsuXEKC
NEW: Conner Edwards has filed 800 campaign finance complaints against WA candidates & PACs. His beef? The PDC "has not been doing their job" & is allowing campaigns to skip filing required reports w/o taking action. #waelex#waelex https://t.co/LzSjCJDE2M via @seattletimes