WITNESS LIST

            Elections Committee

            March 28, 2011 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

             

            HB 157

                 Against:

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                 On:

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Office of the Secretary of State)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party (local))

            HB 847

                 For:

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican party (local))

                 Against:

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)

                 On:

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Secretary of State)

            HB 995

                 Against:

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party (local))

                 On:

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Office of Secretary of State)

            HB 1136

                 For:

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                 On:

                                 RABORN, STEVE (Tarrant County Elections Texas Assn. of Elections Administrators)

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                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic County Chairs Association)

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris County Clerk Office)

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Office of Secretary of State)

            HB 1226

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris County Clerks Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 Figueroa, Luis (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF))

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 LARA, RENE (TEXAS AFL-CIO)

                                 SANTANA, SONIA (ACLU-TX)

                 Against:

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                                 Wallace, B. R. "Skipper" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

            HB 1436

                 For:

                                 Hoyt, Les (Amarillo ISD)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 WYNN, MONTY (TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE)

                 On:

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Secretary of State)

            HB 1503

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 Blakemore, Allen (Conservative Republicans of Texas)

                                 Denman, Carlene (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

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                 For:

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 HOTZE, MD, STEVEN (CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 LLOYD, BARBARA (Self)

                                 LLOYD, Joseph (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 Oleary, Wanda (Self)

                                 SNEED, SHARON (Self)

                                 VERA, COLLEEN (KINGSTREET PATRIOTS - TRUE THE VOTE INITIATIVE)

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 Wilkison, Charley (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, CLEAT)

                                 Wright, Dean (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

            HB 1593

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic County Chairs Association)

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (Texas Republican County Chairmans Association)

                                 Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen, Inc)

                 On:

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Office of the Secretary of State)

            HB 1616

                 On:

                                 Ashley, Natalia (Texas Ethics Commission)

                                 Gullahorn, Jack (Self; Professional Advocacy Assn of Tx)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Self)

                                 Wilson, Andy (Public Citizen, Inc)

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            HB 1678

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 NOBLE, LANNIE (WISE COUNTY ELECTIONS)

                                 Young, Suzy (Brown County Elections)

                 Against:

                                 JOHNSON, CHERYL (GCTO & CO. VOTERS)

                                 SWIFT, SHERYL (Galveston County Tax Office)

                 On:

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Office of Secretary of State)

            HB 1678 - Committee Substitute (Berman)

                 For:

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 RABORN, STEVE (Texas Association of Elections Administrators)

            HB 1679

                 For:

                                 HUNT, ROSS (Self)

                                 WALLACE, B. R "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 ALDRED, TOM (TX CONSERVATIVE COALITION)

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 Denman, Carlene (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 GUTHRIE, JAMES (Republican Party)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 Lloyd, Barbara (Self)

                                 LLOYD, JOSEPH (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 OLEARY, WANDA (Self)

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                 For:

                                 SAENZ, JONATHAN (Liberty Institute)

                                 Sepulveda, Judge Luis (West Dallas Coalition for Environment Justice)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 Against:

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 SANTANA, SONIA (ACLU-TX)

            HB 1761

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris County Clerk)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BANKS, YANNIS (TX NAACP)

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 DENMAN, CARLENE (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 LLOYD, BARBARA (Self)

                                 LLOYD, JOSEPH (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Santana, Sonia (ACLU -TX)

                                 SNEED, SHARON (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Kingstreet Patriots True the Vote Initiative)

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 Against:

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

            HB 2051

                 On:

                                 CRENSHAW, SANDRA (LAC PAC)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banks, Yannis (TX NAACP)

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                 For:

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Denman, Carlene (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 Edwards, Rosemary (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 LLOYD, BARBARA (Self)

                                 LLOYD, JOSEPH (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 OLEARY, WANDA (Self)

                                 SAENZ, JONATHAN (Liberty Institute)

                                 Santana, Sonia (ACLU - TX)

                                 SNEED, SHARON (Self)

                                 WALLACE, B.R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

            HB 2052

                 Against:

                                 Wallace, B.R. "Skipper" (Texas Republican County Chairmans Association)

                 On:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris County Clerks Office)

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Secretary of State's Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Denman, Carlene (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 Guthrie, James (Republican Party)

                                 LLOYD, BARBARA (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 SNEED, SHARON (Self)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 On:

                                 GLICKLER, DAVID (OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL)

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                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

            HB 2053

                 On:

                                 GLICKLER, DAVID (OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL)

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Denman, Carlene (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 Green, Robert (Self)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 LLOYD, BARABRA (Self)

                                 Lloyd, Joseph (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 SAENZ, JONATHAN (LIBERTY INSTITUTE)

                                 SNEED, SHARON (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Kingstreet Patriots - True the Vote Initiative)

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 Against:

                                 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP)

                                 GUTIERREZ, ANTHONY (TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY)

                 On:

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Office of the Secretary of State)

            HB 2058

                 For:

                                 CRENSHAW, SANDRA (Leadership & Accountability)

                 On:

                                 Glickler, David (Office of the Attorney General)

                                 RABORN, STEVE (Tarrant County Elections)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 DENMAN, CARLENE (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

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                 For:

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 LLOYD, BARBARA (Self)

                                 LLOYD, JOSEPH (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 Oleary, Wanda (Self)

                                 SNEED, SHARON (Self)

                                 VERA, COLLEEN (Kingstreet Patriots - True the Vote Initiative)

                                 WALLACE, B. R.  "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 Against:

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic Party)

                                 SANTANA, SONIA (ACLU-TX)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

            HB 2449

                 For:

                                 SEPULVEDA, LUIS (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 CONNETT, BRENT (TEXAS CONSERVATIVE COALITION)

                                 DENMAN, CARLENE (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 LLOYD, BARBARA (Self)

                                 LLOYD, JOSEPH (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 SNEED, SHARON (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Kingstreet Patriots True the Vote Initiative)

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

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            HB 2585

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 ALDRED, TOM (TX CONSERVATIVE COALITION)

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 Cassady, Leila (Self)

                                 DENMAN, CARLENE (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 Hotze, MD, Steven (Conservative Republicans of Texas)

                                 LLOYD, BARBARA (Self)

                                 LLOYD, JOSEPH (Self)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 WALLACE, B.R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 On:

                                 GLICKER, DAVID (OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL)

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

            HB 2595

                 For:

                                 Johnson, Ed (Harris County Clerk Office)

                                 RABORN, STEVE (Tarrant County Elections Texas Assn of Elections Administrators)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 ALDRED, TOM (TX CONSERVATIVE COALITION)

                                 Connett, Brent (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                                 Hotze, Steven (Conservative Republicans of Texas)

                                 MARKLEY, SHIRLEY (Self)

                                 Wallace, B. R. "Skipper" (Texas Republican County Chairmans Association)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

            HB 2817

                 On:

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Office of the Secretary of State)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Raborn, Steve (Texas Assn of Elections Administrators)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Kingstreet Patriots - True the Vote Initiative)

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                 For:

                                 Wallace, B. R. "Skipper" (Texas Republican County Chairmans Association)

                                 Young, Suzy (Brown County Election)

            HB 2959

                 For:

                                 WALLACE, B. R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                 On:

                                 GLICKLER, DAVID (Office of the Attorney General)

                                 MC GEEHAN, ANN (Office of Secretary of State)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gutierrez, Anthony (Texas Democratic County Chairs Association)

            HB 3055

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 DENMAN, CARLENE (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 Hotze, MD, Steven (Conservative Republicans of Texas)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 Lloyd, Barbara (Self)

                                 Lloyd, Joseph (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 Vera, Colleen (Kingstreet Patriots -  True the Vote Initiative)

                                 WALLACE, B. R, "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 Walline, Rod (Self)

                                 Wright, Dean (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 Against:

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 SANTANA, SONIA (ACLU-TX)

                 On:

                                 GLICKLER, DAVID (Office of the Attorney General)

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

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            HB 3448

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 ALDRED, TOM (TX CONSERVATIVE COALITION)

                                 BEAVER, MARY (Self)

                                 Denman, Carlene (Self)

                                 Denman, Charles (Self)

                                 EDWARDS, ROSEMARY (Self)

                                 GREEN, ROBERT (Self)

                                 HOTZE, STEVEN (Conservative Republicans of Texas)

                                 Kinley, Melinda (Self)

                                 Lloyd, Barbara (Self)

                                 Lloyd, Joseph (Self)

                                 MCCLELLAN, JUDITH MARIE (Self)

                                 Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 SANTANA, SONIA (ACLU-TX)

                                 VERA, COLLEEN (KINGSTREET PATRIOTS - TRUE the VOTE INITIATIVE)

                                 WALLACE, B.R. "SKIPPER" (TEXAS REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRMANS

                                 ASSOCIATION)

                                 Walline, Rod (Self)

                                 WRIGHT, DEAN (NEW REVOLUTION NOW INSTITUTE, INC.)

                 On:

                                 Hanshaw Winn, Elizabeth (Secretary of State)

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