Conservative group behind statewide initiatives issued hefty fine for violating campaign finance law

Washington’s campaign finance law enforcement agency has handed a $20,000 fine to the conservative organization behind the slate of initiatives appearing on the ballot this November.

The Public Disclosure Commission found Let’s Go Washington failed to report expenditures of subcontractors used by the firms it paid for in last year’s signature-gathering process that successfully moved the initiatives forward.

In a decision issued Wednesday, the watchdog agency also found the conservative political committee violated state law by not providing its accounting books to the commission in a timely manner.

The decision is the conclusion of a more than yearlong investigation into Let’s Go Washington’s campaign finances that launched in July 2023 after complaints were filed by a coalition of progressive advocacy groups organized under the banner Defend Washington.



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