[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7742]
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, September 12, 2019.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     scanned copy of a letter received from Katelyn Love, General 
     Counsel, North Carolina State Board of Elections, indicating 
     that, according to the preliminary results of the Special 
     Election held September 10, 2019, the Honorable Greg Murphy 
     was elected Representative to Congress for the Third 
     Congressional District, State of North Carolina.
       With best wishes, I am,
           Sincerely,
     Cheryl L. Johnson.
                                  ____

                                                    North Carolina


                                     State Board of Elections,

                                  Raleigh, NC, September 12, 2019.
     Hon. Cheryl L. Johnson,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Johnson: This is to advise you that current 
     unofficial election night results of the Special Election 
     held on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, for a Representative in 
     Congress from the Third Congressional District of North 
     Carolina, show that Greg Murphy received 70,142 or 61.74% of 
     the votes cast for that office.
       While vote counting at the precinct and of approved 
     absentee ballots occurs immediately after the polls close, 
     provisional official ballots and absentee ballots received on 
     or after Election Day, September 10, 2019, are still being 
     counted. See N.C.G.S. 163A-1169(a), 163A-1310, 163A-1344, 
     163A-1346. Due to Hurricane Dorian, the deadline to receive 
     absentee ballots was extended. Civilian absentee ballots 
     delivered by mail or commercial courier service shall be 
     counted if postmarked by Election Day and received by 5:00 pm 
     on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. UOCAVA absentee ballots 
     shall be counted if received by 5:00 pm Thursday, September 
     19, 2019.
       The county canvasses will occur on Friday, September 20, 
     2019. Prior to canvass, county boards of elections complete 
     sample audit counts of a statistically significant sample in 
     each county. The purpose of the audit is to provide for a 
     sample hand-to-eye count of ballots in each county to ensure 
     equipment used to count votes during the election worked 
     properly.
       Any protest concerning the conduct of the election must be 
     filed with the county board of elections by 5:00 pm on 
     Tuesday, September 24, 2019. See N.C.G.S. 163A-1177. To the 
     best of my knowledge and belief as of the date of this 
     letter, no protest has been filed.
       The State Board will hold its canvass on Tuesday, October 
     1, 2019. State and county board staff complete additional 
     post-election audits prior to this date. After the State 
     canvass of votes for the Third Congressional District of 
     North Carolina has been completed, an official Certificate of 
     Election will be prepared for transmittal as required by law.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Katelyn Love,
     General Counsel.

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