Campaign Finance Reports
Scope and Contents note
Campaign finance reports filed by candidates running for city offices, as well as citizen groups and local issue political action committees. Reports include several types of Public Disclosure Commission forms. C1 forms serve to declare candidacy and include the office sought, committee officers, and campaign treasurer. C3 forms report amounts of contributions along with names and other details about contributors. C4 forms serve as a full report of contributions and expenditures for a defined period. Earlier campaign finance reports can be found in record series 1802-A6.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-2005
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Ethics And Elections Commission (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
The Board of Ethics was established in 1971 to promote ethical behavior by City officials and employees, to provide advisory opinions regarding conflicts of interest, and to conduct hearings regarding violations of the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics sets standards of conduct for City officials and employees in carrying out City business. The members of the Board of Ethics also served as the Fair Campaign Practices Commission, which heard cases of campaign violations, although the two entities maintained separate offices and staff. In 1991 the two entities were consolidated into the independent Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. The Commission enforces campaign practices legislation, including financial disclosure requirements, and develops and enforces ethical standards for city officials and employees.
Extent
50.2 Cubic Feet (108 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Campaign finance reports submitted by candidates, citizen groups and political action campaigns.
Arrangement note
Files are arranged by year, and alphabetically by candidate or PAC within each year.
Subject
- Seattle (Wash.). Ethics And Elections Commission (Organization)
- Seattle (Wash.). Office of Election Administration (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle Ethics And Elections Commission Campaign Finance Reports 1975-2004
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- EAD Location
- http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv79559
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository