Section 390-16-205. Expenditures by agents, employees—Reporting.

Expenditures made on behalf of a candidate or political committee by any person, agency, firm, organization, etc. employed or retained for the purpose of organizing, directing, managing or assisting the candidate's or committee's efforts shall be deemed expenditures by the candidate or committee. In accordance with WAC 390-16-037, such expenditures shall be reported by the candidate or committee as if made or incurred by the candidate or committee directly.

Example A: If a campaign committee pays a consultant $5,000 to prepare and mail a political advertising brochure, all costs associated with the project shall be itemized by identifying each service provided, vendor utilized and amount attributable to each:

Or, if Jones Consulting completes the project through a combination of services provided by its principals or employees and subcontractors:

Example B: If a campaign committee pays a consultant to perform tasks such as fund-raising, survey design or campaign plan development, and the consultant does not subcontract with other vendors, the expense shall be reported as follows:

[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). WSR 04-01-128, § 390-16-205, filed 12/18/03, effective 1/18/04; Order 74, § 390-16-205, filed 4/26/76.]

RCW 42.17.370(1). WSR 04-01-128, § 390-16-205, filed 12/18/03, effective 1/18/04; Order 74, § 390-16-205, filed 4/26/76.

Rules

390-16-037,