[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15319]
[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, November 8, 2012.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     scanned copy of a letter received from The Honorable Kimberly 
     M. Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor/Secretary of State, State of 
     New Jersey, indicating that, according to the unofficial 
     returns of the Special Election held November 6, 2012, the 
     Honorable Donald M. Payne, Jr. was elected Representative to 
     Congress for the Tenth Congressional District, State of New 
     Jersey.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
                                                            Clerk.
       Enclosure.

                                              State of New Jersey,


                                          Department of State,

                                    Trenton, NJ, November 8, 2012.
     Hon. Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas: This is to advise you that the unofficial 
     results of the Special Election held on Tuesday, November 6, 
     2012, for Representative in Congress from the Tenth 
     Congressional District of New Jersey, show that Donald M. 
     Payne, Jr. received 141,714 of the total number of voters 
     cast for that office.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that Donald 
     M. Payne, Jr. was elected as Representative in Congress from 
     the Tenth Congressional District of New Jersey.
       To the best of our knowledge and belief at this time, there 
     is no contest to this election.
       As soon as the official results are certified, to this 
     office by the Essex, Hudson and Union County Clerks involved, 
     an official Certificate of Election will be prepared for 
     transmittal as required by law.
           Sincerely,

                                         Kimberly M. Guadagno,

                                              Lieutenant Governor/
     Secretary of State.

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