[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2850-H2851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                      Washington, DC, May 6, 2015.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from Mr. Robert A. Brehm 
     and Mr. Todd D. Valentine, Co-Executive Directors of the New 
     York State Board of Elections, indicating that, according to 
     the preliminary results of the Special Election held May 5, 
     2015, the Honorable Dan Donovan was elected Representative to 
     Congress for the Eleventh Congressional District, State of 
     New York.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
                                                            Clerk.
       Enclosure.
                                  ____

                                                State of New York,


                                     State Board of Elections,

                                          Albany, NY, May 6, 2015.
     Hon. Karen Haas,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas: This correspondence is being sent to advise 
     that the unofficial results as calculated after the close of 
     polls at the Special Election held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 
     for Representative in Congress from New York's 11th 
     Congressional District are as follows: Vincent J. Gentile 
     received 15,808 votes, Dan Donovan received 23,409 votes, 
     James C. Lane received 527 votes.
       Absentee and provisional ballots will be counted pursuant 
     to New York's statutes, beginning on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 
     Absentee ballots mailed to eligible voters numbered 5,528 and 
     voted ballots returned to date number 2,922. The number of 
     absentee and

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     provisional ballots will not alter the outcome of this 
     special election.
       To the best of our knowledge, there is no pending 
     litigation that would alter the outcome of this contest,
       As soon as official results are certified to this office by 
     the boroughs of Richmond and Kings in the City of New York, 
     constituting the 11th Congressional District, our official 
     Certification of Election will be prepared and transmitted, 
     as required by law.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Robert A. Brehm.
                                                Todd D. Valentine.

     

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