WITNESS LIST
Elections Committee
April  20, 2009 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  208
 
    For:
Johnson, Ed (Harris Co Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
McGeehan, Ann (Office of Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bullock, J Brent  (Self)
 
 
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Tx (IRCOT))
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  258
 
     On:
McGeehan, Ann (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of County & District Clerks Assoc of TX)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
HB  381
 
    For:
Harbison, Allison (County & District Clerk's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans With Disabilities)
 
 
Greer, William (Coalition of Texans With Disabilities)
 
 
Harrington, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)
 
 
McPhail, Jennifer (ADAPT of Texas)
 
 
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc)
 
 
Young, Suzy (Brown County)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
McGeehan, Ann (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Holland, Scott (Irion Co. Water Conservation Dist., Sterling Co. Underground Water Conservation Dist.)
 
 
Shields, Julie (Tx Assoc of School Boards)
 
 
Zent, Lara (Texas Rural Water Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Privett, Anita (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
 
 
HB  512
 
     On:
Johnson, Ed (Harris County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  835
 
    For:
Cawyer, Carroll  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bullock, J Brent  (Self)
 
 
Drumheller, Clell  (Self)
 
 
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
 
 
Kelly, Timothy  (Self)
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Pate, Dot  (Self)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

 
    For:
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
HB  1117
 
     On:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
Beirne, David (Election Technology Council)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)
 
 
Privett, Anita (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairman's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  1448
 
    For:
Johnson, Ed (Harris County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
McGeehan, Ann (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF))
 
 
Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Privett, Anita (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Tx)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office)
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Spinks, Margaret (Dept of Public Safety)
 
 
 
 
HB  1448 - Committee Substitute  (Heflin)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc.)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
 
 
HB  1638
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of County & District Clerks Assoc of Texas)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
HB  1720
 
    For:
Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Assn's of Texas (CLEAT))
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  1780
 
Against:
Molina, Crystal (Brown County Election Admin. & Voter Registration)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Johnson, Ed (Harris County Tax Office)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self)

 
     On:
Spinks, Margaret (Dept of Public Safety)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
Johnson, Cheryl (Galveston Co. Tax Office)
 
 
Kelly, Timothy  (Self)
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
Swift, Sheryl (Galveston County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  2181
 
     On:
McGeehan, Ann (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Pate, Dot  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
HB  2390
 
Against:
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Tx (IRCOT))
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairman's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2468
 
    For:
Barton, Jody (Texas Civil Rights Project)
 
 
Byrne, Michael  (Self)
 
 
Clark, Jenny (Vote Rescue)
 
 
Karp, Vickie (Vote Rescue)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Johnson, Ed  (Self)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Harrington, James (Texas Civil Rights Project)
 
 
Privett, Anita (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Whalen, Ken (Tx Daily Newspaper Association, Tx Press Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2524
 
    For:
DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of County & District Clerks Assoc of Texas)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Clark, Jenny (VoteRescue.org)
 
 
Karp, Vickie (Vote Rescue, Texans for Real Elections)
 
 
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Renick, Karen (VoteRescue, Texans for Real Elections)

 
Against:
Wynne, Kathleen (Vote Rescue)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
McGeehan, Ann (Office of the Secretary of State)
 
 
Schmidt, May  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Drumheller, Clell  (Self)
 
 
Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Harbison, Allison (County & District Clerk's Assn)
 
 
Pate, Dot  (Self)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Stout, Bill (Green Party of Texas)
 
 
Streater, Joy (County/District Clerks Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  2786
 
    For:
Wood, Randall  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
Beirne, David (Election Technology Council)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (Office of Secretary of State)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3069
 
    For:
Johnson, Ed (Harris County Tax Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bullock, J Brent  (Self)
 
 
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of tx (IRCOT))
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Gutierrez, Anthony (Anthony  Gutierrez)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
HB  3178
 
    For:
Cobarruvias, John  (Self)
 
 
Griffin, Martha  (Self)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
HB  3184
 
Against:
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Mintz, David (Texas Apartment Association)
 
 
Paylor, Ryan (Texas Conservative Coalition)

 
    For:
Quintero, James (The Texas Public Policy Foundation)
 
 
 
 
HB  3444
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT))
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
HB  3843
 
    For:
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
HB  3902
 
    For:
Wood, Randall  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
Harbison, Allison H (County & District Clerk's Assn.)
 
 
Longley, Bill (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Holland, Scott (Irion Co. Water Conservation Dist., Sterling Co. Underground Water Conservation Dist.)
 
 
Privett, Anita (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Rynders, Dustin (Advocacy, Inc)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Forest, Rebecca (Immigration (IRCOT))
 
 
Martinez, Maria (IRCOT)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairman's Assn.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
HB  4044
 
    For:
DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Committee of County & District Clerks Assoc of Texas)
 
 
Harbison, Allison (County & District Clerk's Assn.)
 
 
Shuffler, Glen (CDCAT)
 
 
Wilson, Andy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Alexander, Don  (Self)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairmen's Assn.)
 
 
Sanchez, Joe (AARP)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX)
 
 
Segovia, Cindy (Bexar County Commissioners)
 
 
Streater, Joy (County/District Clerks Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  4444
 
     On:
Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
Rogers, Linda (Texas Republican Co. Chairman's Assn.)