[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27070]
[From the U.S. 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, December 19, 2001.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from the Honorable Jim 
     Miles, Secretary of State, State of South Carolina, 
     indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the 
     Special Election held December 18, 2001, the Honorable 
     Addison G. ``Joe'' Wilson was elected Representative in 
     Congress for the Second Congressional District, State of 
     South Carolina.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl,
                                                            Clerk.
       Attachment.
                                          State of South Carolina,


                             Office of the Secretary of State,

                                  Columbia, SC, December 19, 2001.
     Hon. Jeff Trandahl,
     Clerk, House of Representatives, the Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Trandahl: This is to advise you that the 
     unofficial results of the Special Election held on Tuesday 
     December 18, 2001, for Representative in Congress from the 
     Second Congressional District of South Carolina, show that 
     Addison G. ``Joe'' Wilson received 73.01% of the total number 
     of votes cast for that office.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that Addison 
     G. ``Joe'' Wilson was elected as Representative in Congress 
     from the Second Congressional District of South Carolina.
       As soon as the official results are certified to this 
     office by the State Election Commission, an official 
     Certificate of Election will be prepared for transmittal as 
     required by law.
       If you have any questions regarding this matter or if I can 
     be of further assistance to you, please do not hesitate to 
     contact Patricia Hamby at (803) 734-2512 or me at (803) 734-
     2156.
       With warm regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jim Miles,
                                               Secretary of State.




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