WITNESS LIST

            Elections Committee

            May 4, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 1632

                 Against:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Self)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

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

                 On:

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 1646

                 For:

                                 Callanen, Jacquelyn (Self; Bexar County)

                                 Little, Morgan (Self; Tx coalition of vets organizations)

                 Against:

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

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Erin (Self; True the Vote)

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Conwell, Mike (Self)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Goettman, Nancy (Self; Christian Coalition of Bexar County)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

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

                 Against:

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

            HB 1986

                 For:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                 On:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Callanen, Jacquelyn (Self; Bexar County)

                                 Conwell, Mike (Self)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

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

                 Against:

                                 Montalvo, Evelyn (Self)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                                 Schmid, Judy (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Scott, Jean (Self)

                 On:

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 2021

                 For:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Conwell, Mike (Self)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Montalvo, Evelyn (Self)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                                 Schmid, Judy (Self)

                                 Scott, Jean (Self)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 2386

                 For:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 On:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Conwell, Mike (Self)

                                 Conwell, Mike (Self)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

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

                 Against:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Montalvo, Evelyn (Self)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                                 Schmid, Judy (Self)

                                 Scott, Jean (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 2496

                 For:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Shirk, Karan (Self)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

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

                 Against:

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 2520

                 For:

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                                                                                               4


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Conwell, Mike (Self)

                                 Conwell, Mike (Self)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Shirk, Karan (Self)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 2775

                 For:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmans Association)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public citizen)

                                 Shirk, Karan (Self)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

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

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 2953

                 For:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

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

                 Against:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                 On:

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Erin (Self; True the Vote)

                                 Callanen, Jacquelyn (Self; Bexar County)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Matetich, Colleen (Self)

                                 Montalvo, Evelyn (Self)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                                 Schmid, Judy (Self)

                                 Scott, Jean (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Brown, Steve (Self)

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 2960

                 For:

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

                 Against:

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Erin (Self; True the Vote)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Matetich, Colleen (Self)

                                 Montalvo, Evelyn (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                                 Schmid, Judy (Self)

                                 Scott, Jean (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Brown, Steve (Self)

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public citizen)

                                 Kiel, Teresa (Self; County and District Clerks' Association of Texas)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Gomez, Frances (Dps)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 3119

                 For:

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                 On:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Erin (Self; True the Vote)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

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

                 Against:

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 3120

                 For:

                                 Joseph, Zenobia (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Erin (Self; True the Vote)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

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

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 3369

                 For:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Erin (Self; True the Vote)

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 3379

                 For:

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Texas Republican County Chairman's Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                 On:

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Erin (Self; True the Vote)

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

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

                 Against:

                                 Brown, Steve (Self)

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public citizen)

                                 Camarillo, Lydia (Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project)

                                 Eckstein, Deece (Travis County Commissioners Court)

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

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

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

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 3832

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Burnam, Lon (Public Citizen)

                                 Callanen, Jacquelyn (Self; Bexar County)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Sargent, Bill (Self; Galveston county clerk)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

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

                 Against:

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Montalvo, Evelyn (Self)

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                                 Schmid, Judy (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

            HB 3962

                 For:

                                 Callanen, Jacquelyn (Bexar County)

                 On:

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

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Booker, Denee (Self)

                                 DeBeauvoir, Dana (Legislative Cmte of County and District Clerks Association of Texas)

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 Fairbrother, Bill (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmens Association)

                                 Haigler, Kathy (Self; Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association)

                                 Hammerlein, George (Harris County Clerk's Office)

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris county clerks office)

                                 Maxey, Glen (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 Mendez, Mark (Tarrant County Commissioners Court)

                                 Mitchell, Seth (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

                                 Moreno, Celina (MALDEF)

                                 Oldham, John (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

                                 Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)

                                 Romero, Jesse (Common Cause Texas)

                                 Soifer, Jan (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

                 Against:

                                 Parsons, Brad (Self)

                 On:

                                 Fischer, Ashley (Secretary of State)

                                 Ingram, Keith (Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division)

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