[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11850]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Burgess) laid before the House the 
following resignation from the House of Representatives:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 8, 2004.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     Captiol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Hastert: Please accept this letter as official 
     notification of my intention to resign my position as United 
     States Representative of the First Congressional District of 
     North Carolina due to my current health condition. The 
     effective date of my resignation will be Friday, June 11, 
     2004.
       Although I appreciate the honor, privilege and opportunity 
     to have served the citizens of the First Congressional 
     District of North Carolina during the 108th Congress, at this 
     juncture, I feel that I am no longer able to carry out my 
     requisite duties effectively.
       Enclosed herewith please find a copy of the letter that I 
     have tendered to North Carolina's Governor, Mike Easley 
     providing him with notice of my decision to resign.
           Respectfully,
                                           Frank W. Ballance, Jr.,
                                               Member of Congress.
       Enclosure.

                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 8, 2004.
     Hon. Mike Easley
     Governor--North Carolina, Mail Service Center,
     Raleigh, NC.
       Dear Governor Easley: Please accept this letter as official 
     notification of my intention to resign my position as United 
     States Representative of the First Congressional District of 
     North Carolina due to my current health condition. The 
     effective date of my resignation will be Friday, June 11, 
     2004.
       Although I appreciate the honor, privilege and opportunity 
     to have served the citizens of the First Congressional 
     District of North Carolina during the 108th Congress, at this 
     juncture, I feel that I am no longer able to carry out my 
     requisite duties effectively.
           Respectfully,
                                           Frank W. Ballance, Jr.,
     Member of Congress.

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