[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20611]
[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, July 24, 2007.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from the Honorable Sonny 
     Perdue, Governor, State of Georgia, indicating that, 
     according to the official returns of the Special Election 
     held July 17, 2007, the Honorable Paul Broun was elected 
     Representative to Congress for the Tenth Congressional 
     District, State of Georgia.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                               Lorraine C. Miller,
     Clerk.
                                  ____

                                                 State of Georgia,


                                       Office of the Governor,

                                       Atlanta, GA, July 24, 2007.
     Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Miller: This is to advise you that the Honorable 
     Karen Handel, Secretary of State of Georgia, has certified 
     the results of the Special Election held on Tuesday, July 17, 
     2007, for Representative in Congress from the Tenth 
     Congressional District of Georgia. The results show that Paul 
     C. Broun, Jr. received 23,529 or 50.42 percent of the total 
     number of votes cast for that office. The Certification of 
     Election is enclosed.
       I have issued Dr. Broun's commission to serve as the 
     Representative in Congress from Georgia's Tenth Congressional 
     District of Georgia. There appears to be no contest to this 
     election.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Sonny Perdue,
     Governor.

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