[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4367]
[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, March 12, 2014.
     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 Mr. Gary J. Holland, 
     Assistant Director of Elections, Office of the Secretary of 
     State of Florida, indicating that, according to the 
     preliminary returns of the Special Election held March 11, 
     2014, the Honorable David W. Jolly was elected Representative 
     to Congress for the Thirteenth Congressional District, State 
     of Florida.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
                                                            Clerk.
       Enclosure.
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                                      Florida Department of State,


                                        Division of Elections,

                                  Tallahassee, FL, March 12, 2014.
     Hon. Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas: This is to advise you that the preliminary 
     results reported on the night of March 11, 2014, for the 
     special election for the Thirteenth Congressional District of 
     Florida, reflected the following preliminary returns (which 
     includes all early voting and Election Day results, along 
     with all but two regular absentee ballots, provisional 
     ballots, and the overseas absentee ballots which could be 
     received within 10 days after the election):
       David W. Jolly, REP, 89,099, 48.52%
       Alex Sink, DEM, 85,642, 46.64%
       Lucas Overby, LPF, 8.893, 4.84%
       Michael S. Levinson, WRI, 0, 0%
       The first set of unofficial results are not due to be 
     reported until noon, March 15, 2014. It is only when the 
     first set of unofficial results are reported that we will 
     know if a recount actually becomes necessary. Florida law 
     requires a recount when a candidate is defeated by \1/2\ of a 
     percent or less of the votes cast. To the best of our 
     knowledge, there is no contest to this election; however, a 
     contest may be filed at any time within 10 days after the 
     state's Election Canvassing Commission certifies the 
     election, which is scheduled to occur on March 26, 2014.
       We will follow up with you after we receive the unofficial 
     results and again after we have the official Certificate of 
     Election, which we will transmit as required by law.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Gary J. Holland,
     Assistant Director.

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