The rule had barred a campaign from accepting more than $75,000 from one person for a statewide race, or more than $7,500 for other campaigns, in the 21 days before a general election, with some exceptions. The commission said it was suspending the restriction where it applied to contributions above those amounts.

The agency cited concerns about whether the law can be enforced in light of U.S. Supreme Court and other federal court decisions. It said the move was intended to ensure the law is applied fairly to campaigns, while emphasizing that its interpretation does not decide whether the law is constitutional or determine its legal status.

The timing could affect races and ballot campaigns as voters fill out ballots. This year’s contests include three statewide initiatives organized by the conservative group Let’s Go Washington and competitive races for the state Supreme Court, whose makeup can shape decisions for years.

Let’s Go Washington’s initiatives would repeal the state’s new tax on millionaires, reverse changes to rules governing parents’ access to school records, and bar transgender girls from competing in girls’ K-12 sports. The sports measure would require students seeking to compete in girls’ sports to provide medical documentation verifying their sex.

Brian Heywood, who leads Let’s Go Washington, criticized the commission’s decision in a social media post Saturday. He said it would allow donors to give unlimited amounts to political action committees during the final days of the campaign, and argued that the change could benefit progressives in the Supreme Court contests.

The commission’s suspension concerns the specified pre-election contribution limits; its statement did not say that other campaign-finance rules were being set aside.