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WITNESS LIST
Elections Committee
February  21, 2007 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
HB  27 - Committee Substitute  (Bohac)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
General Counsel, Natalia Luna Ashley (Texas Ethics Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  186 - Committee Substitute  (Howard)
 
    For:
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund)
 
 
Geiger, Doreen  (Self)
 
 
Holloway, William  (Self)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU-TX
TX Safe Voting)
 
 
Shugure, Stephanie  (Self)
 
 
Vanhoose, Laurie (Advocacy, Incorporated)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Warren, Babs K.  (Self and Babs K. Warren (Up until this yr was an election judge for pct 211 in Austin.
Deputy to register voters)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Streater, Joy  (Self and County/District Clerks Assn)
 
 
Winn, Elizabeth Hanshaw (Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Courage, John (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Littles, Paula (Texas AFLCIO)
 
 
Medley, Lee (United Steelworkers District Council)
 
 
 
 
HB  186
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Dieter, Alison  (Self and Austin Gray Panthers)
 
 
Smith, Clint (Gray Panthers of TX)
 
 
 
 
HB  384
 
    For:
Barton, Jody (The Texas Civil Rights Project)
 
 
Brender, Art  (Self and Tarrant County Democratic Party)
 
 
Bridges, Joe  (Self)
 
 
Courage, John (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
Gregor, Carrie (Austin County Clerk - Former Elections Administrator)
 
 
Harrington, James C. (Texas Civil Rights Project)
 
 
Santana, Sonia (ACLU - TX
TX Safe Voting)
 
 
Shugrue, Stephanie  (Self)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (TX. Rep. Co. Chairs Assoc.
State Legislative Chair)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Alotto, Paul  (Self)
 
 
Ashbrook, Jeni (Vote Rescue)
 
 
Beirne "Burn", David (Beverly Kaufman, Harris County Clerk)
 
 
DeLozier, Abbe Waldman  (Self and VoteRescue
Coalition for Visible Ballots)
 
 
Geiger, Doreen  (Self)
 
 
Hooks, Connie (City of College Station and College Station ISD)
 
 
Karp, Vickie  (Self and VoteRescue Black Box Voting
Coalition for Visible Ballots)
 
 
Lobdill, Jerry  (Self)
 
 
Martinez, Ray (TX Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
Mashburn, Sherry  (Self and City of Bee Cave)
 
 
Renick, Karen  (Self and VoteRescue)
 
 
Sims, Randy  (Self and Brazos Co.)
 
 
Stratta, Mary Lynne (City of Bryan; Bryan ISD & the Texas Municipal League)
 
 
Warren, Babs Kelly Wyn  (Self and Vote Rescue, Black Box Voting, Coalition For Visible Ballots)
 
 
Wynne, Kathleen (VoteRescue.org
Black Box Voting.org)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Alexander, Don  (Self and Texas Assn - Election Adminstrators)
 
 
McGeehan, Ann (TX Sec. of State Elections)
 
 
Raborn, Steve  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
    For:
Dieter, Alison  (Self and Austin Gray Panthers)
 
 
Eckstein, Deece (People for the American Way)
 
 
Figueroa, Luis (MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund))
 
 
Finch, Mary (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Holloway, William  (Self)
 
 
Kokemor, Janice (Austin County Tax A|C/Voter Registrar/EA)
 
 
Littles, Paula (Texas AFLCIO)
 
 
Medley, Lee (United Steelworkers District Coucil)
 
 
Rogers, Johnnie B. (Linda Rogers)
 
 
Smith, Clint (Gray Panthers of TX)
 
 
White, Kaiba  (Self and Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bodovsky, Greg  (Self)
 
 
Chelf, Debbie (City of Hulto, Texas
401 W. Front Street)
 
 
Mallard, Kenny (Brazos County)
 
 
McQueen, Karen  (Self)
 
 
Perry, Camille  (Self)
 
 
Powell, Leilah (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
 
 
 
 
HB  647 - Committee Substitute  (Anchia)
 
    For:
Gullahorn, Jack (Professional Advocation of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barkan, Maxine (League of Women Voters of Texas)
 
 
Sperry, Terri (True Courage Action Network)
 
 
 
 
HB  862 - Committee Substitute  (Bohac)
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Thomas, Andrew (Bexar County Democratic Party)
 
 
Vela, Carla (Bexar County Democratic Party)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chairman's Association
State Legislative Chairman)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Boerner, Dennis (SD-1)
 
 
CampCounty Rep Chair, Maggie Boerner (Camp County)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Rogers, Johnnie B. (Linda Rogers)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth Henshaw (Texas Secretary of State)
 
 
 
 
HB  1071 - Committee Substitute  (Farias)
 
    For:
Thomas, Andrew D. (Bexar County Democratic Party)
 
 
Vela, Carla (Bexar County Democratic Party)
 
 
Wallace, Skipper (Texas Republican County Chairman's Association
State Legislative Chairman)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Boerner, Dennis (SD-1)
 
 
Graves, Mark (Bowie County Republican)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Ken (Texas Democratic Party)
 
 
Rogers, Johnnie B. (Linda Rogers)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Winn, Elizabeth Hanshaw (Texas Secretary of State)