New Election Cycle Begins

. November 8, 2006, marked the beginning of a new election cycle for all House campaigns and for 2012 Senate campaigns. For reporting purposes, campaigns aggregate receipts and disbursements on an election cycle basis. As a result, all 2006 campaigns must separate--both in their internal records and on their FEC reports--activity that occurred on or after November 8 from activity that occurred prior to that date, regardless of which election it relates to. The campaigns will disclose their separate election-cycle receipts and disbursements on the Post-Election Detailed Summary Page (Instructions) required with the Post-General election report due December 7 (or for campaigns that were not in the general election, with the Year-End report due January 31). Next week:  How to handle post-election debt retirement.