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From the Congressional Record Online through the 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, September 12, 2019.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
The Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a
scanned copy of a letter received from Katelyn Love, General
Counsel, North Carolina State Board of Elections, indicating
that, according to the preliminary results of the Special
Election held September 10, 2019, the Honorable Greg Murphy
was elected Representative to Congress for the Third
Congressional District, State of North Carolina.
With best wishes, I am,
Sincerely,
Cheryl L. Johnson.
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North Carolina
State Board of Elections,
Raleigh, NC, September 12, 2019.
Hon. Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk, House of Representatives,
The Capitol, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Johnson: This is to advise you that current
unofficial election night results of the Special Election
held on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, for a Representative in
Congress from the Third Congressional District of North
Carolina, show that Greg Murphy received 70,142 or 61.74% of
the votes cast for that office.
While vote counting at the precinct and of approved
absentee ballots occurs immediately after the polls close,
provisional official ballots and absentee ballots received on
or after Election Day, September 10, 2019, are still being
counted. See N.C.G.S. 163A-1169(a), 163A-1310, 163A-1344,
163A-1346. Due to Hurricane Dorian, the deadline to receive
absentee ballots was extended. Civilian absentee ballots
delivered by mail or commercial courier service shall be
counted if postmarked by Election Day and received by 5:00 pm
on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. UOCAVA absentee ballots
shall be counted if received by 5:00 pm Thursday, September
19, 2019.
The county canvasses will occur on Friday, September 20,
2019. Prior to canvass, county boards of elections complete
sample audit counts of a statistically significant sample in
each county. The purpose of the audit is to provide for a
sample hand-to-eye count of ballots in each county to ensure
equipment used to count votes during the election worked
properly.
Any protest concerning the conduct of the election must be
filed with the county board of elections by 5:00 pm on
Tuesday, September 24, 2019. See N.C.G.S. 163A-1177. To the
best of my knowledge and belief as of the date of this
letter, no protest has been filed.
The State Board will hold its canvass on Tuesday, October
1, 2019. State and county board staff complete additional
post-election audits prior to this date. After the State
canvass of votes for the Third Congressional District of
North Carolina has been completed, an official Certificate of
Election will be prepared for transmittal as required by law.
Sincerely,
Katelyn Love,
General Counsel.
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