42.17A.060 - Access to reports -- Legislative intent. - Washington Statutes

Access to reports — Legislative intent. (Effective January 1, 2012.)

It is the intent of the legislature to ensure that the commission provide the general public timely access to all contribution and expenditure reports submitted by candidates, continuing political committees, bona fide political parties, lobbyists, and lobbyists' employers. The legislature finds that failure to meet goals for full and timely disclosure threatens to undermine our electoral process.

     Furthermore, the legislature intends for the commission to consult with the department of information services as it seeks to implement chapter 401, Laws of 1999, and that the commission follow the standards and procedures established by the department of information services in chapter 43.105 RCW as they relate to information technology.

[1999 c 401 § 1. Formerly RCW 42.17.460.]