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Restoring the Voting Rights Act: Protecting the Native American and Alaska Native Vote 

Date: 10/20/2021
Witness list and testimony: 

• Jacqueline De Leon
  • Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
  • Testimony
• Nicole Borromeo
  • Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Alaska Federation of Natives
  • Testimony
• Jonathan Nez
  • President, The Navajo Nation
  • Testimony 
• Sara Frankenstein
  • Partner, Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Edward Buchanan
  • Secretary Of State, State of Wyoming
  • Testimony

Protecting a Precious, Almost Sacred Right: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Date: 10/6/2021
Witness list and testimony:

• The Honorable Kristen Clarke
  • To be Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice
  • Testimony
• Mr. Jon Greenbaum
  • Chief Counsel and Senior Deputy Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • Testimony 
• Ms. Wendy Weiser
  • Vice President, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Todd Rokita
  • Attorney General, State of Indiana
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli
  • National Chairman, Election Transparency Initiative
  • Testimony

Restoring the Voting Rights Act: Combating Discriminatory Abuses

Date: 9/22/2021
Witness list and testimony:

• Ms. Franita Tolson
  • Vice Dean For Faculty And Academic Affairs And Professor Of Law
  • University of Southern California Gould School of Law
  • Testimony
• Mr. John C. Yang
  • President And Executive Director
  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC
  • Testimony 
• Mr. Thomas Saenz
  • President And General Counsel
  • Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • Testimony
• Ms. Maureen Riordan
  • Litigation Counsel
  • Public Interest Legal Foundation
  • Testimony
• Mr. Hans von Spakovsky
  • Manager Of The Election Law Reform Initiative And Senior Legal Fellow
  • Heritage Foundation
  • Testimony

Restoring the Voting Rights Act after Brnovich and Shelby County

Date: 7/14/2021
Witness list and testimony:

• Professor Richard Hasen
  • Chancellor’s Professor Of Law And Political Science
  • University of California, Irvine
  • Testimony
• Ms Janai Nelson
  • Associate Director-Counsel
  • NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
  • Testimony
• Mr. Jose Garza
  • Law Office of Jose Garza
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli
  • National Chairman, Election Transparency Initiative
  • Testimony
• Mr. T. Russell Nobile
  • Senior Attorney
  • Judicial Watch, Inc.
  • Testimony

Jim Crow 2021: The Latest Assault on the Right to Vote

Date: 4/10/2021
Witness list and testimony:

• The Honorable Raphael Warnock
  • United States Senator, State of Georgia
• The Honorable Burgess Owens
  • United States Representative, State of Utah – 4th District
• The Honorable Stacey Abrams
  • Founder
  • Fair Fight Action
  • Testimony
• Sherrilyn Ifill
  • President and Director-Counsel
  • NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
  • Testimony
• Carol Anderson, Ph.D.
  • Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies and Chair of African American Studies
  • Emory University
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Bill Gardner
  • Secretary of State
  • New Hampshire
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Jan Jones
  • Speaker Pro Tempore
  • Georgia House of Representatives
  • Testimony

The Voting Rights Amendment Act, S.1945: Updating the Voting Rights Act in Response to Shelby County v. Holder

Date: 06/25/2014
Witness list and testimony:

• The Honorable Sylvia Garcia
  • State Senator
  • Texas State Senate, District 6
  • Houston, TX
  • Testimony
• Michael Carvin
  • Partner
  • Jones Day
  • Washington, DC
  • Testimony
• Reverend Dr. Francys Johnson
  • State President
  • Georgia NAACP
  • Statesboro, GA
  • Testimony
• Dr. Abigail Thernstrom
  • Adjunct Scholar
  • American Enterprise Institute
  • Washington, DC
  • Testimony
• Sherrilyn Ifill
  • President and Director-Counsel
  • NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
  • Washington, DC
  • Testimony

From Selma to Shelby County: Working Together to Restore the Protections of the Voting Rights Act

Date: 07/17/2013
Witness list and testimony:

• The Honorable John Lewis
  • United States House of Representatives [D-GA-5th District]
  • Washington, DC
  • Testimony
• The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.
  • United States Representative (R-WI-5)
  • Washington, DC
  • Testimony
• Michael Carvin
  • Partner
  • Jones Day
  • Washington, DC
  • Testimony
• Justin Levitt
  • Associate Professor of Law
  • Loyola Law School
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Testimony
• Luz Urbaez Weinberg
  • Commissioner
  • City of Aventura
  • Florida Aventura, FL
  • Testimony

SENATE RULES & ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

State and Local Perspectives on Election Administration

Date: 03/28/23
Witness list and testimony: 

• The Honorable Maggie Toulouse Oliver
  • New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State
  • Santa Fe , NM
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Robert Evnen
  • Nebraska Office of the Secretary of State
  • Lincoln , NE
  • Testimony
• Mr. Howard Knapp
  • South Carolina State Election Commission
  • Columbia , SC
  • Testimony
• Mr. Derek Bowens
  • Durham County Board of Elections
  • Durham , NC
  • Testimony
• Ms. Marcia Johnson
  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony

Administration of Upcoming Elections

Date: 5/19/2022
Witness list and testimony

The Electoral Count Act: The Need for Reform   

Date: 08/03/22
Witness list and testimony: 

• The Honorable Senator Susan Collins
  • U.S. Senator from Maine
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Senator Joe Manchin
  • U.S. Senator from West Virginia
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Bob Bauer
  • Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at New York University School of Law
  • New York , NY
  • Testimony
• The Honorable John Gore
  • Partner, Jones Day
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony
• Ambassador (ret.) Norman Eisen
  • Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, the Brookings Institution
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony
• Mr. Derek Muller
  • Professor of Law, University of Iowa College of Law
  • Iowa City , IA
  • Testimony
• Mrs. Janai Nelson
  • President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc
  • New York , NY
  • Testimony

Emerging Threats to Election Administration

Date:10/26/2021
Witness list and testimony: 

• The Honorable Katie Hobbs
  • Secretary Of State
  • Arizona Department of State
  • Phoenix , AZ
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Michael G. Adams
  • Secretary Of State
  • Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Frankfort , KY
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Al Schmidt
  • City Commissioner
  • Board of Elections, City of Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia , PA
  • Testimony
• The Honorable Matt Masterson
  • Non-Resident Fellow
  • Internet Observatory, Stanford University
  • Cincinnati , OH
  • Testimony
• Mr. Wade Henderson
  • Interim President And CEO
  • The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony

Field Hearing: Protecting the Freedom to Vote: Recent changes to Georgia voting laws and the need for basic federal standards to make sure all Americans can vote in the way that works best for them

Date: 07/19/21
Witness list and testimony:

• Honorable Raphael Warnock
  • U.S. Senator Reverend
  • Testimony
• Billy Mitchell
  • Georgia State Representative
  • Stone Mountain , GA
  • Testimony
• Honorable Sally Harrell
  • State Senator
  • State of Georgia
  • Atlanta , Georgia
  • Testimony
• Ms. Helen Butler
  • Executive Director
  • Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda
  • Madison , Georgia
  • Testimony
• Mr. José Segarra
  • Warner Robins, Georgia
  • Testimony

S.1, the For the People Act

Date: 03/24/21
Witness list and testimony:

• Honorable Eric Holder
  • Former U.S. Attorney General and current Chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony
• Honorable Jocelyn Benson
  • Michigan Secretary of State
  • Lansing , MI
  • Testimony
• Mr. Michael Waldman
  • President of the Brennan Center for Justice
  • New York , NY
  • Testimony
• Honorable Mac Warner
  • West Virginia Secretary of State
  • Charleston , WV
  • Testimony
• Honorable Todd Rokita
  • Attorney General of Indiana and former U.S. Representative
  • Indianapolis , IN
  • Testimony
• Honorable Trevor Potter
  • Former Republican Chair of the FEC and Founder and President of Campaign Legal Center
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony
• Mr. Fred Wertheimer
  • Director of Democracy 21 and former President of Common Cause
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony
• Ms. Tiffany Muller
  • President and Executive Director of End Citizens United/Let America Vote Action Fund
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony
• Mr. Bradley Smith
  • Chairman of the Institute for Free Speech and former Republican Chair of the Federal Election Commission
  • Columbus , OH
  • Testimony
• Honorable Lee Goodman
  • Former Republican Chair of the Federal Election Commission
  • Washington , DC
  • Testimony

Election Administration: Examining How Early and Absentee Voting Can Benefit Citizens and Administrators
Date: 06/25/14

Collection, Analysis and Use of Data: A Measured Approach to Improving Election Administration
Date: 5/14/14

Election Administration: Making Voter Rolls More Complete and More Accurate
Date: 04/09/14

Election Administration: Innovation, Administrative Improvements and Cost Savings
Date: 03/12/14  

Bipartisan Support for Improving U.S. Elections
Date: 02/12/14