Complaint Opinion 16-13
Date
02/14/2017
Number
2016 No. 13
Topic
Campaign use of public resources
Respondent
Stambaugh
Question/Complaint
May a legislator's campaign site post legislative videos and photographs?
Summary
No. Links to legislative videos are allowed but posting those videos is a violation of RCW 42.52.180, use of public resources to assist a campaign. A link from a site used for campaign activity to legislative materials must take the user off the campaign site or page so that the materials are viewed on a legislative site. Direct posting of legislative photographs without purchasing a copy of the photographs is a violation of the same statute. The complaint was considered with Complaint 2016 – No. 8.