[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18708-18709]
[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 11, 2013.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     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 
     William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, indicating that, according to the unofficial 
     returns of the Special Election held December 10, 2013, the 
     Honorable Katherine M. Clark was elected Representative to 
     Congress for the Fifth Congressional District, Commonwealth 
     of Massachusetts.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk.
                                  ____

                                                  The Commonwealth


                                             of Massachusetts,

                                    Boston, MA, December 11, 2013.
     Hon. Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas: This is to advise you that the unofficial 
     results of the Special State Election held on Tuesday, 
     December 10, 2013,

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     for the office of Representative in Congress from the Fifth 
     Congressional District of Massachusetts, show that Katherine 
     M. Clark received 40,172 votes out of 60,937 total votes cast 
     for that office.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that 
     Katherine M. Clark was elected as Representative in Congress 
     from the Fifth Congressional District of Massachusetts.
       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 those municipalities located within the Fifth 
     Congressional District, an official Certificate of Election 
     will be prepared for transmittal as required by law.
       Thank you for your attention to this matter.
           Very truly yours,
                                           William Francis Galvin,
     Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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