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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Elections Committee

            April 15, 2019 - 8:00 AM

            HB 177

                 For:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 On:

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Garcia, Rolando (Self)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Republican Party of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)

            HB 365

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 Against:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                                                                               1


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Garcia, Rolando (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas REALTORS)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Nelms, Deborah (Self)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 York, Ruth (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Acevedo, Julie (The City of Round Rock)

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Sullivan, Lauren (Young County Elections Administrator)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

            HB 831

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 On:

                                 Moore, Brandon (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                                                                                               2


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)

            HB 2142

                 For:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 On:

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Carlson, Rollyn (Self)

                                 Forbes, Nanette (Texas Association of Counties)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)

                                 Suh, Jinny (Self)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Garcia, Rolando (Self)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Republican Party of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)

            HB 2450

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                                                                               3


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Dickey, James (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Garcia, Rolando (Self)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Sullivan, Lauren (Young County Elections Administrator)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

            HB 3100

                 For:

                                 Gomez, Mike (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                 On:

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Jones, Chris (CLEAT)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Self)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                                 Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)

            HB 3330

                 Against:

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Garcia, Rolando (Self)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Republican Party of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)

            HB 3667

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 Against:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Sullivan, Lauren (Young County Elections Administrator)

                 On:

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas REALTORS)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Acevedo, Julie (The City of Round Rock)

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Bakko, Sally (City of Galveston)

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)

                                 Haenisch, Barry (Texas Association of Community Schools)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)

                                 Sewell, Jim (Self)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)

                                 Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)

            HB 3964

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 Against:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Richart, Monica (Office of Harris County Clerk Diane Trautman)

                 On:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)

                                 Shelley, Dan (Harris County Precinct 2, Commissioner Adrian Garcia)

                                 Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)

                                 Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)

            HB 3965

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 Against:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Richards, Joanne (Common Ground for Texans)

                                 Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)

            HB 4048

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 Against:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Richart, Monica (Office of Harris County Clerk Diane Trautman)

                                 Sherbet, Bruce (Collin County)

                                 Sherbet, Bruce (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Conway, Melissa (Self)

                                 Garcia, Rolando (Self)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Slattery, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)

                                 Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)

                                                                                               7


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 4130

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Self)

                                 Moore, Brandon (Self)

                                 Swirsky, Alexie (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee)

                 On:

                                 Davis, Chris (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas secretary of state)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Conway, Melissa (Self)

                                 Garcia, Rolando (Self)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas REALTORS)

                                 Hayter, Russell (Self)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)

                                 Carlson, Rollyn (Self)

                                 Carney, Dee (Texas School Alliance)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Simon, Arthur (Self)

                                 Suh, Jinny (Self)

                 On:

                                 Adkins, Christina (Secretary of State)

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