Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Washington PDC adopts permanent rule allowing ballot propositions on slate cards, extends emergency rule to March 20

Washington State Public Disclosure Commission · February 12, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission adopted a permanent rule allowing political parties and committees to include ballot propositions on slate cards and extended the current emergency rule to March 20, 2026 to avoid a procedural gap; commissioners also voted to adopt the rule under the ordinary timeline.

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission voted Feb. 12 to make permanent a rule that allows political parties and political committees to include ballot propositions on slate cards, and separately extended the existing emergency rule until March 20, 2026 to avoid a brief lapse between an emergency and permanent rule.

General counsel Sean Flynn opened the public hearing on the slate-card proposal and said the permanent rule would codify an emergency change used during last year’s election cycle. "If you were to adopt the permanent rules today, [they] could have an effective date as early as tomorrow," Flynn said, explaining the…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans