Legislative Ethics Board Complaint Opinions
Type
Complaint Opinion
Date
9/15/2016
Number
2016 No. 7
Topic
Campaign link to legislative materials
Respondent
Kochmar
Question/Complaint

​May a legislator post legislative materials on the legislator’s campaign website?

Summary

​No. Previous board decisions have allowed legislators’ campaigns to link to legislatively prepared materials, but have prohibited posting those materials directly on campaign websites. In this case, there was a single post, made over three years before the complaint was filed, and was deleted upon the respondent being informed of the complaint. Complaint dismissed under RCW 42.52.425.

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