Complaint Opinion 18-05

​May an electronic campaign ad link to a legislative member page on the House Republican website without violating RCW 42.52.180?

​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.