WITNESS LIST
Elections Committee
April 27, 2005-2:00P
HB 166
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Behrman, John Robert (Harris County Democratic Party-
Working Group on Election Procedure)
Bogle, Edra (Self and Denton County Democratic Party)
DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of the Texas
County and District Clerks Association)
Eckstein, Deece (People For the American Way)
Hadden, Karen (Self)
Howard, Robert (Libertarian Party of Texas)
Levin, Adina (ACLU Texas)
Merriman, Stan (Progressive Populist Caucus of the TDP)
Riddering, Hannah (Self and Texas National Organization
for Women)
Wallach, Dan (Self)
Against: Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
On: McGeehan, Ann (TX Secretary of State- Elections Div.)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy, Inc)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Brown, William K. (AARP Texas)
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL CIO)
Looney Oldmixon, Sarah (Self)
Santana, Sonia (Self)
Schotz, Charles R. (Accupoll Inc)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
Van Deusen, Teresa (Self)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
Yanez-Correa, Ana (National LULAC)
Against: Alexander, Don (Texas Association of Election
Administrators)
Beaty, Bruce (Rockwall Co. Commissioners Court)
HB 429
For: Eckstein, Deece (People For the American Way)
Wilbert, Curtis (Unlock Your Vote Campaign, Texas
Criminal Justice Coalition)
Yanez-Correa, Ana (National LULAC)
On: Baldwin, Jeff (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Brock, Alison (Unlock Your Vote Campaign, ACLU of Texas)
Currie, Lance (Christian Life Commission)
Fajardo, Erick (Texas League of United Latin American
Citizens (LULAC))
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Howard, Robert (Libertarian Party of Texas)
Hurt, Charles F. (Self and Texas Justice Network)
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL CIO)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy Inc)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
Against: Carlson, Pat (Tarrant County Republican Party)
On: McGeehan, Ann (TX Secretary of State- Elections)
HB 1414
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Eckstein, Deece (People For the American Way, Texas
Office)
Gilbert, Margaret (The County and District Clerks
Association)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Winn, Elizabeth H. (Sec. of State)
HB 1555
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of the Texas
County and Districts Clerks Assoc)
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF)
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL-CIO)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
HB 1721
For: Dixon, Patrick (Libertarian Party of Texas)
Franks, Jerry (Self)
Howard, Robert (Libertarian Party of Texas)
Riddering, Hannah (Self and Texas National Organization
for Women)
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Carlson, Pat (Tarrant County Republican Party)
Hardison, Jason (Kinky Friedman for Governor Campaign)
Lewis, Fred (Campaigns for People)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
Against: Reilly, Frank (Republican Party of Texas)
HB 1790
For: Riddering, Hannah (Self and Texas National Organization
for Women)
On: Howard, Robert (Americans for Approval Voting)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Eckstein, Deece (People For the American Way, Texas
Office)
Hadden, Karen (Self)
Lewis, Fred (Campaigns for People)
Looney Oldmixon, Sarah (Self)
Santana, Sonia (Self)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
Van Deusen, Teresa (Self)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Winn, Elizabeth Hanshaw (Sec.)
HB 1953
On: Ashley, Natalia Luna (Texas Ethics Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
HB 2056
For: Van Deusen, Teresa (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Gilbert, Margaret (The County and District Clerks
Association)
Hadden, Karen (Self)
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL-CIO)
Looney Oldmixon, Sarah (Self)
Riddering, Hannah (Self and Texas National Organization
for Women)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
Against: Carlson, Pat (Tarrant County Republican Party)
On: McGeehan, Ann (TX Sec. of State)
HB 2073
Against: DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of the Texas
County & Districts Clerks Assoc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy, Inc.)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)
HB 2102
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)
HB 2207
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Winn, Elizabeth H. (Sec. of State)
HB 2259
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Bogle, Edra (Self and Denton Co. Democratic Party)
Eckstein, Deece (People For the American Way)
Hadden, Karen (Self)
Howard, Robert (Libertarian Party of Texas)
Levin, Adina (ACLU Texas)
Maguire, Mac (Self)
Wallach, Dan (Self)
Against: Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
On: McGeehan, Ann (TX Secretary of State- Elections)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Carlson, Pat (Tarrant County Republican Party)
Santana, Sonia (Self)
Schotz, Charles R. (Accupoll Inc)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
Van Deusen, Teresa (Self)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
Against: Gilbert, Margaret (The County and District Clerks
Association)
HB 2487
For: Mendez, David (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)
HB 2508
Registering, but not testifying:
For: DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of the Texas
County and Districts Clerks Assoc.)
Howard, Robert (Libertarian Party of Texas)
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)
HB 2632
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of the Texas
County and Districts Clerks Assoc.)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL-CIO)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)
HB 2693
For: Eckstein, Deece (People for the American Way, Texas
Office)
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF)
Yanez-Correa, Ana (National LULAC)
On: McGeehan, Ann (TX Sec. of State)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Brock, Alison (ACLU of TX/Unlock Your Vote Campaign)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Lewis, Fred (Campaigns for People)
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL-CIO)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy, Inc.)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
HB 3083
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Bogle, Edra (Self and Denton Co. Democratic Party)
Eckstein, Deece (People For the American Way, Texas
Office)
Hadden, Karen (Self)
Howard, Robert (Libertarian Party of Texas)
Levin, Adina (ACLU Texas)
Wallach, Dan (Self)
Against: Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
On: McGeehan, Ann (TX Secretary of State)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Santana, Sonia (Self)
Schotz, Charles R. (Accupoll Inc)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
Van Deusen, Teresa (Self)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
Against: Gilbert, Margaret (The County and District Clerks
Assoc.)
HB 3171
For: Howard, Robert (Libertarian Party of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Carlson, Pat (Tarrant County Republican Party)
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL CIO)
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)
HB 3383
For: Behrman, John Robert (Self)
Bogle, Edra (Self and Denton Co. Democratic Party)
Mitchell, Kathy (Consumers Union)
Wallach, Dan (Self)
On: McGeehan, Ann (TX Secretary of State)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of TX)
Hadden, Karen (Self)
Levin, Adina (ACLU-TX)
Santana, Sonia (Self)
Smith, Tom "Smitty" (Public Citizen)
Van Deusen, Teresa (Self)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
HB 3457
For: Behrman, John Robert (Self)
Gilbert, Margaret (The County and District Clerks
Assoc.)
Hill, R. Lee (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Carlson, Pat (Tarrant County Republican Party)
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Levin, Adina (ACLU-TX)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)
HJR 66
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF)
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)
HJR 84
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF)
Littles, Paula (Texas AFL CIO)
Timmarey, Mini (TX ACORN)
Woodford, Suzy (Common Cause Texas)
On: Winn, Elizabeth (Sec. of State)