Reform implication · 2 cases
PDC enforcement and vacancies
PDC vacancies and backlog have repeatedly delayed or weakened campaign-finance enforcement. Reform here covers statutory deadlines for filling PDC seats, alternate-commissioner backstops during vacancies, and clearer enforcement authority on the books.
- Washington's Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) — the state agency that enforces campaign finance rules — had two open commissioner seats as of early 2026. One seat had been vacant since January 2025, nearly all of Governor Bob Ferguson's…Structural failure
- In 2023, then-Attorney General Bob Ferguson transferred approximately $1.2 million in surplus funds from his prior AG campaign accounts into his newly launched gubernatorial campaign. The transfer was done under existing Washington State…Rule gaming