§ 42.17.067. Fund-raising activities -- Alternative reporting method
(1) Fund-raising activities which meet the standards of subsection (2) of this section may be reported in accordance with the provisions of this section in lieu of reporting in accordance with RCW 42.17.080.
(2) Standards:
(a) The activity consists of one or more of the following:
(i) The retail sale of goods or services at a reasonable approximation of the fair market value of each item or service sold at the activity; or
(ii) A gambling operation which is licensed, conducted, or operated in accordance with the provisions of chapter 9.46 RCW; or
(iii) A gathering where food and beverages are purchased, where the price of admission or the food and beverages is no more than twenty-five dollars; or
(iv) A concert, dance, theater performance, or similar entertainment event where the price of admission is no more than twenty-five dollars; or
(v) An auction or similar sale where the total fair market value of items donated by any person for sale is no more than fifty dollars; and
(b) No person responsible for receiving money at such activity knowingly accepts payments from a single person at or from such an activity to the candidate or committee aggregating more than fifty dollars unless the name and address of the person making such payment together with the amount paid to the candidate or committee are disclosed in the report filed pursuant to subsection (6) of this section; and
(c) Such other standards as shall be established by rule of the commission to prevent frustration of the purposes of this chapter.
(3) All funds received from a fund-raising activity which conforms with subsection (2) of this section shall be deposited within five business days of receipt by the treasurer or deputy treasurer in the depository.
(4) At the time reports are required under RCW 42.17.080, the treasurer or deputy treasurer making the deposit shall file with the commission and the appropriate county elections officer a report of the fund-raising activity which shall contain the following information:
(a) The date of the activity;
(b) A precise description of the fund-raising methods used in the activity; and
(c) The total amount of cash receipts from persons, each of whom paid no more than fifty dollars.
(5) The treasurer or deputy treasurer shall certify the report is correct.
(6) The treasurer shall report pursuant to RCW 42.17.080 and 42.17.090: (a) The name and address and the amount contributed of each person who contributes goods or services with a fair market value of more than fifty dollars to a fund-raising activity reported under subsection (4) of this section, and (b) the name and address of each person whose identity can be ascertained, and the amount paid, from whom were knowingly received payments to the candidate or committee aggregating more than fifty dollars at or from such a fund-raising activity.
[1989 c 280 § 6; 1982 c 147 § 5; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 112 § 9.]
Notes:
Effective date -- 1989 c 280: See note following RCW 42.17.020.
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