Complaint Opinion 18-05
Date
04/01/2019
Number
2018 – No. 5
Topic
Use of public resources to assist a campaign
Respondent
Vincent Buys
Question/Complaint
May an electronic campaign ad link to a legislative member page on the House Republican website without violating RCW 42.52.180?
Summary
Yes. The Board reiterated that there is a narrow class of legislative contact points which cannot be used in campaign ads but affirmed prior opinions that linking from a campaign ad to information on legislative websites is permitted under RCW 42.52.180. The complaint was dismissed for lack of reasonable cause to believe the Act had been violated.