Section 100.APPENDIX A   Contributions Allowed Per Election Cycle

Section 100.TABLE B   Election Cycles

a)         CANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE

1)         Support candidate to be elected at a general primary election or general election

A)        Beginning January 1 following a general election for office to which candidate seeks nomination or election and ending on day of general primary election for that office, or

B)         Beginning day after a general primary election for the office to which the candidate seeks nomination or election and through December 31 following the general election

2)         Support candidate for General Assembly

A)        Beginning January 1 following a general election and ending on day of next general primary election, or

B)         Beginning day after a general primary election and ending on December 31 following a general election (2 year)

3)         Support candidate for retention

A)        Beginning January 1 following general election when candidate was elected through day candidate files declaration of intent to seek retention, or

B)         Beginning day after candidate files declaration of intent to seek retention through December 31 following retention election

4)         Support candidate to be elected at consolidated primary election or consolidated election (also applies to candidates in municipal or runoff elections in cities of 1,000,000 or more population, occurring on the dates of the regularly scheduled consolidated primary election or consolidated election)

A)        Beginning July 1 following the consolidated election for the office to which the candidate seeks election and ending on the day of the next consolidated primary election for that office, or

B)        Beginning the day after the consolidated primary election for the office to which the candidate seeks nomination or election and ending on June 30 following the consolidated election held that year

b)         POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE

Beginning January 1 and ending on December 31 of each calendar year (1 calendar year)

c)         POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Beginning January 1 and ending on December 31 of each calendar year (1 calendar year)

d)         BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMITTEE

Beginning January 1 and ending on December 31 of each calendar year (1 calendar year)

e)         INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE

Beginning January 1 and ending on December 31 of each calendar year (1 calendar year)

f)         LIMITED ACTIVITY COMMITTEE

See subsection (a) CANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE (Section 100.Table B Election Cycles)

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