Political Donations Act Article 12
Aside from reelection, by-election, or election of members of the Legislative Yuan after the President disbands the Legislative Yuan, which are all counted from the day when the public notice for an election is issued to the day before polling day, the period in which donations may be accepted by prospective candidate shall be governed by the following provisions:1. Prospective candidates for President or Vice President: starting one year before the expiration of the term of office of the President and Vice President and ending the day before the polling day for the election of the next session.2. Prospective candidates to be members of the Legislative Yuan elected through regional elections or by indigenous people: starting ten months before the expiration of the term of office of the members of the Legislative Yuan and ending the day before the polling day for the election of the next session.3. Prospective candidates to be municipal councilors, governor of municipality, county (city) councilors, governor of county (city), chief of township (city), and chief of mountain indigenous district: starting eight months before the expiration of the term of office of the public official and ending the day before the polling day for the election of the next session.4. Prospective candidates to be representatives of townships (cities), representatives of mountain indigenous district congresses, chief of village(borough): starting 4 four months before the expiration of the term of office of the public official and ending the day before the polling day for the election of the next session.The first time an official is elected to a certain office, the designations expiration of the term of office and polling day for the election of the next session, referred to in the preceding Subparagraphs 3 and 4, shall be taken as inauguration day and polling day.If the time period for any of the elections in Paragraph 1 starts after the public notice of election, the period in which political donations may be accepted starts from the date of public notice of election to the day before the polling day or the next session.
中文原文 政治獻金法第12條
擬參選人收受政治獻金期間，除重行選舉、補選及總統解散立法院後辦理之立法委員選舉，自選舉公告發布之日起至投票日前一日止外，依下列規定辦理：
一、總統、副總統擬參選人：自總統、副總統任期屆滿前一年起，至次屆選舉投票日前一日止。
二、區域及原住民立法委員擬參選人：自立法委員任期屆滿前十個月起，至次屆選舉投票日前一日止。
三、直轄市議員、直轄市長、縣（市）議員、縣（市）長、鄉（鎮、市）長、直轄市山地原住民區長擬參選人：自各該公職人員任期屆滿前八個月起，至次屆選舉投票日前一日止。
四、鄉（鎮、市）民代表、直轄市山地原住民區民代表、村（里）長擬參選人：自各該公職人員任期屆滿前四個月起，至次屆選舉投票日前一日止。
前項第三款與第四款所定之任期屆滿及次屆選舉投票日，於辦理各該公職人員第一屆選舉時，為當屆公職人員就職日及選舉投票日。
第一項期間之起始日在選舉公告發布日之後者，其收受政治獻金期間自選舉公告發布之日起至投票日前一日止。
一、總統、副總統擬參選人：自總統、副總統任期屆滿前一年起，至次屆選舉投票日前一日止。
二、區域及原住民立法委員擬參選人：自立法委員任期屆滿前十個月起，至次屆選舉投票日前一日止。
三、直轄市議員、直轄市長、縣（市）議員、縣（市）長、鄉（鎮、市）長、直轄市山地原住民區長擬參選人：自各該公職人員任期屆滿前八個月起，至次屆選舉投票日前一日止。
四、鄉（鎮、市）民代表、直轄市山地原住民區民代表、村（里）長擬參選人：自各該公職人員任期屆滿前四個月起，至次屆選舉投票日前一日止。
前項第三款與第四款所定之任期屆滿及次屆選舉投票日，於辦理各該公職人員第一屆選舉時，為當屆公職人員就職日及選舉投票日。
第一項期間之起始日在選舉公告發布日之後者，其收受政治獻金期間自選舉公告發布之日起至投票日前一日止。