62122F64A926D8678725838B00731AB3 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB19-042SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRSDate Jan 23, 2019 Location SCR 357 SB19-042 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/1D585F4FE311...$File/19SenateState0123AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateState0123AttachG.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/5F03AB905466...$File/19SenateState0123AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateState0123AttachD.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/62357530C5A1...$File/19SenateState0123AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateState0123AttachF.pdf Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/81E34CAD0006...$File/19SenateState0123AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateState0123AttachA.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/9125F6321F36...$File/19SenateState0123AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateState0123AttachE.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/987299E46E94...$File/19SenateState0123AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateState0123AttachC.pdf Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/D4FB26D83C54...$File/19SenateState0123AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateState0123AttachH.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf/0/DC459E6BE06E...$File/19SenateState0123AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 19SenateState0123AttachB.pdf 01:57:16 PM Senator Foote, sponsor, presented Senate Bill 19-042 to the committee. The bill enters Colorado into an agreement to elect the president by national popular vote. Committee members received a packet of information about the bill (Attachment A). 02:01:19 PM Committee members discussed the bill with Senator Foote. 02:19:15 PM Secretary Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, testified in support of the bill. 02:25:16 PM Secretary Griswold responded to committee member questions. Judd Choate, Director of Elections, Department of State, responded to committee member questions. 02:26:49 PM Tara Ross, representing herself, testified against the bill. She responded to committee member questions. 02:34:34 PM Polly Baca, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 02:45:31 PM Trent England, representing the Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs, testified against the bill. 02:49:39 PM Michael Neil, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 02:50:25 PM Robert Hardaway, representing himself, testified against the bill. 02:57:44 PM Professor Hardaway responded to committee member questions. 02:57:58 PM Mark Grueskin, representing National Popular Vote, testified in support of the bill. 03:03:19 PM Brenda Stokes, representing herself, testified against the bill. 03:06:09 PM Andrea Wilkins, representing the League of Women Voters of Colorado (LWV), testified in support of the bill. Committee members received two handouts from the LWV (Attachments B and C). 03:10:05 PM Holly Monkman, representing the LWV, testified in support of the bill. 03:10:21 PM Linda Sorauf, representing the LWV, testified in support of the bill. 03:16:30 PM Ms. Wilkins and Ms. Sorauf responded to committee member questions. 03:21:13 PM Mario Nicolais, representing himself, testified against the bill. 03:24:48 PM Amanda Gonzalez, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. 03:25:08 PM Mark Short, representing himself, testified against the bill. 03:28:23 PM Ralph Burns, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He provided a written copy of his remarks (Attachment D). 03:31:58 PM Joe Webb, representing the Jefferson County Republican Party, testified against the bill. 03:34:42 PM Neil DiMuccio, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:40:09 PM Kyle Brown, representing the Constitution Party of Colorado, testified against the bill. 03:43:38 PM Andy Kerr, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:44:16 PM Jean Osborne, representing herself, testified against the bill. 03:52:01 PM Diane Curlette, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 03:57:28 PM Danny Moore, representing himself, testified against the bill. Mr. Moore responded to committee member questions. 04:02:37 PM Sylvia Bernstein, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:02:49 PM David Rusterholtz, representing the Teller County Republican Central Committee, testified against the bill. 04:06:34 PM Virginia Gebhart, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:09:13 PM Erik Stone, representing himself, testified against the bill. 04:11:32 PM Anne Hazelton, representing herself, testified in support of the bill and responded to committee member comments. 04:20:43 PM Gary Young, representing himself, testified against the bill. 04:20:57 PM Committee members received a packet of letters in support of the bill (Attachment E). 04:28:10 PM Francine Haber, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:28:27 PM Aaron Wiseman, representing himself, testified against the bill. 04:29:21 PM Kathleen Schmidt, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:36:46 PM Katrina Jennings, representing herself, testified against the bill. 04:39:16 PM Stan Gelb, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 04:42:21 PM Jan Cook, representing herself, testified against the bill. 04:46:08 PM Stu Zeiger, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 04:48:02 PM Elena Northen, representing herself, testified against the bill. 04:51:36 PM Deborah Vink, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 04:52:52 PM Linda Petrie Bunch, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She provided handouts for the committee (Attachment F). 04:55:41 PM Geoff Dolman, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He provided a written copy of his testimony (Attachment G). 04:59:21 PM Jim DeWall, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:05:16 PM Beth Utton, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:07:52 PM Drew Newnam, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:12:01 PM Helen Kelly, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:15:57 PM Jody DesChenes, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:16:19 PM Alan Bernstein, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:19:17 PM Nancy O'Dell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:25:44 PM Ingrid Moore, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:26:16 PM Cherry-Rose Anderson, representing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), testified in support of the bill. 05:31:16 PM Michael Bellmont, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:33:54 PM Robert Nemonich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:37:48 PM Marilyn Hughes, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 05:40:49 PM Doug Crow, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:42:58 PM Howard Christensen, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He responded to committee member questions. 05:54:11 PM Ron Ratkovich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He provided a written copy of his testimony (Attachment H). 05:58:28 PM Jim Towle, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 06:00:03 PM Christine Jensen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 06:06:53 PM Dale Lanan, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 06:09:37 PM Ellen Lewis, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 06:09:50 PM Kate Shea, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 06:13:28 PM Peggy Leach, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. 06:14:53 PM Clifton Smedley, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 06:18:15 PM Jeff Hart, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. 06:24:44 PM Luc Trudel, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 06:27:00 PM Jesse Kumin, representing Best Democracy, testified in support of the bill. 06:31:13 PM Ray Haynes, former California State Senator representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 06:35:08 PM Senator Foote wrapped up his presentation of the bill. Committee members commented on the bill. 06:45:41 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 19-042 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Foote Seconded Marble No Sonnenberg No Todd Yes Court Yes Foote Yes Final YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS