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