[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR400.2]

[Page 275-276]
 
                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 400_INCREASED LIMITS FOR CANDIDATES OPPOSING SELF-FINANCED 
CANDIDATES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart A_Scope and Definitions
 
Sec.  400.2  Election cycle.

    (a) For purposes of this part, election cycle means the period 
beginning on the day after the date of the most recent election for the 
specific office or seat that a candidate is seeking and ending on the 
date of the next election for that office or seat.
    (b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, a primary 
election and a

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general election are considered to be separate election cycles.
    (c) For purposes of this part, a run-off election is considered to 
be part of the election cycle of the election necessitating the run-off 
election.