TITLE 26: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PART 100 CAMPAIGN FINANCING
SECTION 100.APPENDIX A CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOWED PER ELECTION CYCLE



Section 100.APPENDIX A   Contributions Allowed Per Election Cycle

 

Section 100.TABLE A   Contribution Limits Per Election Cycle

 

a)         CANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE

 

1)         $6,900 from an individual

 

2)         $13,700 from a corporation, labor organization or association

 

3)         $68,500 from a candidate political committee or political action committee

 

4)         No limits from political party committee except during an election cycle in which the candidate seeks nomination at a primary election

 

5)         During an election cycle in which the candidate seeks nomination at a primary election, a political party committee may contribute:

 

A)        $274,200 to a candidate for statewide office

 

B)         $171,500 to a candidate for Senate, Supreme or Appellate Court in Cook County, county-wide office in Cook County

 

C)         $102,900 to a candidate for House of Representatives, Supreme or Appellate Court outside of Cook County, county-wide office outside of Cook County, and local candidates within Cook County

 

D)        $68,500 to any other candidate

 

b)         POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE

 

1)         $13,700 from an individual

 

2)         $27,400 from a corporation, labor organization or association

 

3)         $68,500 from a political action committee

 

4)         No transfers permitted between legislative caucus committees

 

5)         A political party committee may accept contributions in any amount from a candidate committee or political party committee

 

6)         No limits on transfers between a State political committee and a federal political committee

 

c)         POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

 

1)         $13,700 from an individual

 

2)         $27,400 from a corporation, labor organization, political party committee or association

 

3)         $68,500 from a political action committee or candidate political committee

 

d)         BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMITTEE

 

No limits from any source – cannot contribute to any other type of committee

 

e)         INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE

 

No limits from any source – cannot make direct contributions or coordinated expenditures.

 

f)         LIMITED ACTIVITY COMMITTEE

 

May not accept contributions from any outside source. May only accept contributions of personal funds from the candidate the committee is designated to support or a committee officer, and those contributions are only allowed to pay for committee maintenance expenses.

 

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 5468, effective March 30, 2023)