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City of Cle Elum petitions PDC to opt into state disclosure rules; commission approves
Summary
The City of Cle Elum (about 1,500 registered voters) petitioned the PDC to opt into F1 and C series reporting; the commission granted the petition and directed counsel on issuing the implementing order.
The Public Disclosure Commission on June 25 granted a petition from the City of Cle Elum asking to opt into Washington state's candidate and committee disclosure requirements.
Kim Bradford presented the petition and explained that state law allows jurisdictions with fewer than 2,000 registered voters to opt into PDC reporting; Cle Elum’s city council resolution requests the city be treated as a full reporter for F‑series (financial affairs) and C‑series (campaign) reporting. Staff confirmed the petition complied with statutory procedures and that the commission has previously acted on similar petitions (the Skykomish example was cited). The commission voted to grant the petition and instructed legal staff on the mechanics and form of the order to be issued to the city.
Practical effect: elected officials and certain filers in Cle Elum will be required to file PDC F1 reports and C‑series campaign disclosures according to the chosen coverage; staff noted the threshold for independent expenditures (C6) remains the statutory amount for communities of this size and that notice material on the PDC website can be updated to list Cle Elum as an opted‑in jurisdiction.
What happens next: The commission will issue the formal order (by executive director or commission order as appropriate) and staff will add Cle Elum to web guidance about jurisdictions subject to PDC reporting.
