In May, the state Public Disclosure Commission voted to approve a new interpretation of state law that tightens requirements around the transfer of surplus campaign dollars by a past candidate seeking a different office.
The decision by the PDC, which oversees Washington’s campaign-finance system, changes a longstanding practice. In past years, a state lawmaker could accumulate campaign donations and then transfer them to a bid for a different statewide office later on, provided the original donors were notified and approved the transfer. Those donors’ identities didn’t need to be disclosed to the public as part of campaign fundraising reporting to the PDC.
But those previous donations must now be individually
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