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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1589

              Senate Committee Report

              State Affairs

              April 19, 2021 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Birk, Carla    (Self) , Leander, TX

                                          Ennis, Chad   Senior Fellow  (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX

                                          Johnson, Ed    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Moore, Kenneth    (Self) , Texas, TX

                                          OGrady, Scott    (Self; Texans for Election Integrity), Dallas, TX

                                          Sargent, Bill   Former Chief Deputy Clerk Elections, Galveston Cty  (also providing

                                          written testimony)  (Self) , Galveston, TX

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

                                          Houston, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Griggs, David   Mr.  (Self; Sierra Club, Lon Star Chapter), Farmers Branch, TX

                        ON:

                                          Baker, Stephanie    (Self) , Dallas, TX

                                          McCraw, Steve   Director  (Texas DPS), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Belsick, Michael    (Self) , Fredericksburg, TX

                                          Fedrick, Karole    (Self; Texas eagle forum), Austin, TX

                                          Garner, Donald   Executive Director  (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition), Austin, TX

                                          Green, Robert L.    (Self; Travis Co. Republican Party Election Integrity Committee), TX,

                                          TX

                                          Hodges, Brad    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Hodson, Paul    (Self; Grassroots Gold), Burleson, TX

                                          McDowell, Brian   Mr  (Self) , Kerrville, TX

                                          Moore, Brandon   Organization Director - Republican Party of Texas  (Self; Election

                                          Integrity Committee of the State Republican Executive Committee), Austin, TX

                                          Nobis, Tom    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Rivera Lasher, Olga    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Wylie, David   SREC SD12  (Self; Republican Party of Texas), Argyle, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Beving, Rita   Consultant  (Self) , Farmers branch, TX

                                          Carranza, Susana    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          DeBill, Valerie    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Griffith, Idona    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Guy, Linda   RN,PNP  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Perry, Courtney    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Reed, Ender   Director, Intergovernmental Affairs  (Harris County Commissioners Court),

                                          Houston, TX

                                          Simpson, Matt    (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 1589

              Senate Committee Report

              State Affairs

                                          Slattery, James   Senior Staff Attorney  (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX

                                          Stern, Maggie   Youth Civic Education & Engagement Coordinator  (Self; Children's

                                          Defense Fund - Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Weatherby, Cynthia   Voting Rights/Election Law Issue Ch.  (Self; League of Women

                                          Voters of Texas), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Ingram, Keith   Director, Elections Division  (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX

                                          White, Jonathan   Deputy Division Chief  (Office of the Attorney General), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        AGAINST:

                                          Menendez, Fatima   Legislative Attorney  (Mexican American Legal Defense and

                                          Educational Fund (MALDEF)), San Antonio, TX

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