Peacock v. Public Disclosure Commission

Richard Peacock appeals from a superior court decision affirming the Public Disclosure Commission’s (PDC) declaratory order that his Cedar County Committee is a "grass roots lobbying campaign” that must comply with the PDC’s registration and reporting requirements. We hold that the Committee’s effort to distribute informational brochures and to gather signatures to create a new county from a part of King County is intended primarily to influence legislation and, as such, is a "grass roots lobbying campaign” subject to the PDC’s disclosure requirements. We affirm.

Richard Peacock is…