Starting Off on the Right FootGet answers to Questions Frequently Asked by First-Time Candidates. (PDF)
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Political Candidates
Resources to help Local, Judicial, State Executive and Legislative candidates meet their reporting requirements.
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Resources for all judicial candidates and all local candidates (county, city or town, and taxing districts such as fire, hospital, park, port, public utility, school, sewer, and water districts and municipal corporations).
Resources for Washington State executive candidates (governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, public lands commissioner, superintendent of public instruction, and insurance commissioner) and Washington State Senate and House of Representatives candidates.
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For Candidates
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Candidate for
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Financial Affairs Statement
(F-1 Form)
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Campaign Disclosure Reports
("C" Forms)
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U.S. Senator or Representative:
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(Federal Reports Only)
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State-wide Office:
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Yes
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Yes
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Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General,
etc.
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State Senator or Representative
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Yes
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Yes
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Justice or Judge:
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Yes
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Yes
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Supreme, Appeals or Superior Court
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County-wide Office:
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Yes
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Yes
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Assessor, Auditor, Clerk, Commissioner,
Council Member, Coroner, Executive, Prosecutor, Sheriff, Treasurer
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City or Town Office in jurisdictions
of:
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Fewer than 1,000 registered voters*
and you have not received or do not expect to receive contributions of
$5,000 or more in the aggregate
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No Reporting Requirements
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1,000 to 4,999 registered voters*
and you have not received or do not expect to receive contributions of $5,000
or more in the aggregate
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Yes
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No
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5,000 or more registered voters*
or less than 5,000 registered voters and you have received or expect to receive
at least $5,000
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Yes
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Yes
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Districts:
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Fire, Hospital, Judicial, Park, Port,
PUD, School, Sewer, Water in jurisdictions of Fewer than 1,000 registered voters*
and you have not received or do not expect to receive contributions of
$5,000 or more in the aggregate
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No Reporting Requirements
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1,000 to 4,999 registered voters*
and you have not received or do not expect to receive contributions of $5,000
or more in the aggregate
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Yes
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No (See Note)
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5,000 or more registered voters*
or less than 5,000 registered voters and you have received or expect to receive
at least $5,000
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Yes
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Yes
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(Note: If the district encompasses
an entire county, campaign finance reports are required.)
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Districts where voters must have special
qualifications such as property ownership
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No Reporting Requirements
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Cemetery District Commissioners
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No Reporting Requirements
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Precinct Committee Officer
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No Reporting Requirements
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* Number of registered voters as of
the preceding general election.
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