WITNESS LIST

            Elections Committee

            March 23, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 220

                 For:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 McCord, John (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

            HB 675

                 For:

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

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

                 Against:

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (County clerks legislative cmte)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                 On:

                                 Chandler, Robin (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Evans, Janice (County and district clerks association of TX)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Garza, Steven (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas Association of REALTORS)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                 Against:

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

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            HB 1026

                 For:

                                 Evans, Janice (County and district clerks association of TX)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Association of Elections Administrators)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

            HB 1177

                 For:

                                 Evans, Janice (County and district clerks association of TX)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Roe, Kristeen (Tax Assessor/Collector's Association of Texas)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                                                                               2


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                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

            HB 1327

                 For:

                                 Arreola, Al (South San Antonio Chamber)

                 Against:

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (County clerks legislative cmte)

                                 Freeman, Karen (Self; Texas Assiciation of School Boards and Northside ISD)

                                 Freeman, Karen (Self; Northside ISD, Bexar County & Texas Association of School Boards)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

                                 Martin, Leah (Texas education agency)

            HB 1615

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Quintero, James (Texas public policy foundation)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

                                 Sands, Kara (Nueces County Clerk's Office)

                                                                                               3


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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Venable, Peggy (Self; Americans for Prosperity - Texas)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

            HB 1645

                 For:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                 Against:

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

            HB 1996

                 For:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (County clerks legislative cmte)

                                 Evans, Janice (County and district clerks association of TX)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

            HB 2027

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Brunner, Melissa (City of Flatonia and Texas Municipal Clerks Association)

                                 Longley, Bill (Texas municipal league)

                 On:

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Carlton, John (Texasa State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)

                                 Weist, Jon (City of Irving)

                 On:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

            HB 2050

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                                                                               5


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

            HB 2354

                 For:

                                 Debeauvoir, Dana (County clerks)

                                 Evans, Janice (County and district clerks association of TX)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 McCloskey, Michael (Self; Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Association of Elections Administrators)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; HCRP BSC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Cubriel, Beth (Republican Party of Texas)

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

            HB 2366

                 For:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; TRCCA, Legislative Chair)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (County clerks legislative cmte)

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                                                                               6


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

            HJR 86

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Secretary of state, Elections Division)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gaudette (Self)

                                 Horsley, Kelly (Self)

                                 Vera, Alan (Self; Harris County Republican Party)

                 Against:

                                 Lara, Rene (Texas AFL-CIO)

                                 Longoria, Ruben (Texas Association of School Boards)

                                 Melina Raab, Ted (Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers))

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of Srare)

                                 Martin, Leah (Texas education agency)

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