Legislative Ethics Board Advisory Opinions
Topic
Mailings - Election Year Restrictions
Issue/Question
LEB Opinion Issue/Question
The Legislature amended
the timelines for computing the election year mailing restrictions, resulting in
conflicting interpretations. As a result, some legislators may have missed, by
one day, getting their newsletters timely mailed.
Summary
LEB Opinion Summary
The Board acknowledged the statute
was unclear and urged the Legislature to clarify. The Board adopted a temporary
approach which would not penalize those members who may have, under one
interpretation of the statute, missed the mailing date by one day. RCW
42.17.132 - now 42.52.185.
Document
LEB Advisory Opinion Document
Review Outcome and Date
Retired - July 2022. See Advisory Opinion 2021 - No. 1