[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING ROBERT ``BOB'' C. REILING

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2013

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and salute a 
remarkable Hoosier, Robert ``Bob'' C. Reiling, whom retired as 
Tippecanoe Election Board Chairman after 28 years of service. I wish to 
express my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for his leadership and 
service to his county and the State of Indiana.
  Mr. Reiling began his service to the voters of Tippecanoe County in 
1984. Almost two decades later, I began working with him and the rest 
of the Tippecanoe County Election Board to help implement the Help 
America Vote Act. Under his leadership, the county actually began 
replacing outdated voting systems with new technologies prior to the 
federal and state mandate to do so. Throughout the past decade, local 
and state officials with both leading worked in concert to improve 
election administration and the election experience for voters.
  I am most proud of the partnership and friendship we grew as 
Tippecanoe County became one of three pilot counties to implement the 
Vote Centers model that is now almost common in Indiana. By introducing 
this model to the voters of Tippecanoe County, turnout increased, 
voting wait times decreased, and fewer voters were disenfranchised 
because there is no wrong place to vote. Tippecanoe County, under the 
leadership of Bob and the county election board, helped develop a 
working model that so many other Indiana counties are now emulating.
  Mr. Reiling is a family man and remains a good friend even though I 
am no longer Indiana's Secretary of State. I am honored to have worked 
with him over the years, and look forward to our continued friendship. 
While no longer serving on the county election board, I know he will 
continue to be a leader and serve the people of Tippecanoe County in 
other ways.
  This is Mr. Robert Reiling: a man truly committed to his family, his 
community, and his country. I value his friendship, counsel, and most 
of all, his good example. Thank you for your many years of service, Mr. 
Reiling.

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