62122F64A926D8678725838B00731AB3 Hearing Summary

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).

Committee members discussed the bill with Senator Foote.

Secretary Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, testified in support of the bill.

Secretary Griswold responded to committee member questions.

Judd Choate, Director of Elections, Department of State, responded to committee member questions.

Tara Ross, representing herself, testified against the bill. She responded to committee member questions.

Polly Baca, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Trent England, representing the Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs, testified against the bill.

Michael Neil, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Robert Hardaway, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Professor Hardaway responded to committee member questions.

Mark Grueskin, representing National Popular Vote, testified in support of the bill.

Brenda Stokes, representing herself, testified against the bill.

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).

Holly Monkman, representing the LWV, testified in support of the bill.

Linda Sorauf, representing the LWV, testified in support of the bill.

Ms. Wilkins and Ms. Sorauf responded to committee member questions.

Mario Nicolais, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Amanda Gonzalez, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill.

Mark Short, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Ralph Burns, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He provided a written copy of his remarks (Attachment D).

Joe Webb, representing the Jefferson County Republican Party, testified against the bill.

Neil DiMuccio, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Kyle Brown, representing the Constitution Party of Colorado, testified against the bill.

Andy Kerr, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Jean Osborne, representing herself, testified against the bill.

Diane Curlette, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Sylvia Bernstein, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

David Rusterholtz, representing the Teller County Republican Central Committee, testified against the bill.

Virginia Gebhart, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Erik Stone, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Gary Young, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Committee members received a packet of letters in support of the bill (Attachment E).

Francine Haber, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Aaron Wiseman, representing himself, testified against the bill.

Kathleen Schmidt, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Katrina Jennings, representing herself, testified against the bill.

Stan Gelb, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Jan Cook, representing herself, testified against the bill.

Stu Zeiger, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Elena Northen, representing herself, testified against the bill.

Deborah Vink, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Jim DeWall, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Beth Utton, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Helen Kelly, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Jody DesChenes, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Alan Bernstein, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Nancy O'Dell, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Ingrid Moore, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Cherry-Rose Anderson, representing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), testified in support of the bill.

Michael Bellmont, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Robert Nemonich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Marilyn Hughes, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Doug Crow, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Ron Ratkovich, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.  He provided a written copy of his testimony (Attachment H).

Jim Towle, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Christine Jensen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Dale Lanan, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Ellen Lewis, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Kate Shea, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Peggy Leach, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Clifton Smedley, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Jeff Hart, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill.

Luc Trudel, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Ray Haynes, former California State Senator representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Senator Foote wrapped up his presentation of the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.