[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17793-17794]
[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 18, 2013.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     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 Tom 
     Schedler, Secretary of State, State of Louisiana, indicating 
     that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special 
     Election held November 16, 2013, the Honorable Vance M. 
     McAllister was elected Representative to Congress for the 
     Fifth Congressional District, State of Louisiana.

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       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk.
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                                               Secretary of State,


                                           State of Louisiana,

                               Baton Rouge, LA, November 18, 2013.
     Hon. Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas: This is to advise you that the unofficial 
     results of the Special Election held on Saturday, November 
     16, 2013, for Representative in Congress from the Fifth 
     Congressional District of Louisiana show that Vance M. 
     McAllister received 54,449 or 59.65% of the total number of 
     votes cast for the office.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that Vance M. 
     McAllister was elected as Representative in Congress from the 
     Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana.
       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 all parishes involved, an official Certificate of 
     Election will be prepared for transmittal as required by law.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Tom Schedler,
     Secretary of State.

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