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VIA EMAIL

January 4, 2013 The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings United States House of Representatives 2471 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C., 20510

Dear Representative Cummings:

I am in receipt of your most recent letter, dated December 20, 2012. I thought it might be helpful to address some of the topics you raised as there seems to be a continued pattern of misunderstanding about what True the Vote does, our mission and goals, especially as they pertain to our election process. It appears that your office made a number of assumptions about True the Vote which are categorically inaccurate. I would like to help clarify these issues. True the Vote believes that citizens have an important role to play in our democratic process and we encourage citizen engagement in the electoral process. Toward that end, True the Vote educates interested citizens to verify their local voter registrations with available Social Security Death Index and National Change of Address records. Should they find discrepancies; citizens make local election authorities aware of their findings in accordance with applicable state laws. True the Vote is not a party to any challenges or official notices sent. True the Vote does not train or encourage election observers to challenge any voter registration on Election Day. This incorrect assumption is a common yet false claim made by some less reputable journalists. Further, True the Vote explicitly instructs election observers to not speak with any voter or person in the polling place, with the exception of election officials. As a point of fact, most states do not allow citizen election observers to offer a challenge to a voter. Finally, True the Vote made no effort to coordinate with any political party during the past election cycle. Further, True the Vote received zero monies from 501(c)(4) organizations. I appreciate your efforts to clarify the false information about True the Vote that has been reported in the news media and on the Internet. Should you wish to receive further clarification, my willingness to meet in your office still stands at a time and date of mutual convenience.

True the Vote | 7232 Wynnwood Lane | Houston, Texas 77008

Sincerely,

Catherine Engelbrecht True the Vote cc: The Honorable Darrell E. Issa Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform The Honorable Ted Poe

True the Vote | 7232 Wynnwood Lane | Houston, Texas 77008

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