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Minutes for SB6 - Committee on Elections
Short Title
Prohibiting the use of ranked-choice voting methods for conducting elections.
Minutes Content for Thu, Feb 27, 2025
Chairperson Proctor opened the hearing on SB6 and recognized Mike Heim, Revisor of Statutes Office who presented summary of SB6. (Attachment 1)
Conferees testifying in support of SB6 included:
Jason Snead, Executive Director, Honest Elections Project Action testified in support of SB6 . (Attachment 2)
Madeline Malisa, Visiting Fellow, Opportunity Solutions Project testified by WebEx in support of SB6. (Attachment 3) (Attachment 4)
Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel provided neutral testimony for SB6. (Attachment 5)
Conferees testifying in opposition to SB6 included:
Chris Saxman, Private Citizen testified in opposition to SB6. (Attachment 6)
Elaine Stephen, Private Citizen testified in opposition to SB6. (Attachment 7)
Andrew Booze, Private Citizen presented opponent testimony by WebEx for SB6. (Attachment 8)
Richard Pund, Private Citizen testified by WebEx in opposition to SB6. (Attachment 9)
Proponents submitting written only testimony for SB6 included:
Kenneth Cuccinelli, II, Chairman, Election Transparency Initiative (Attachment 10)
Harrison Hems, State Director, Heritage Action for America (Attachment 11)
Tammy Minihan, Private Citizen (Attachment 12)
Mary Stang, Private Citizen (Attachment 13)
Brett Anderson, Private Citizen (Attachment 14)
John Merrill, Secure Elections Project (Attachment 15)
Neutral testimony submitted as written only included:
Rashane Hamby, American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas (Attachment 16)
Opponents submitting written only testimony for SB6 included:
Joseph Nicholas, Private Citizen (Attachment 17)
Spencer Duncan, Government Affairs Director, League of Kansas Municipalities (Attachment 18)
Amy Hinrichs, Kansas Citizen (Attachment 19)
Dr. Joel Schroeder, Kansas Citizen (Attachment 20)
Amber Schmidt (Attachment 21)
Rand Simmons, Private Citizen (Attachment 22)
Michael Busby, Private Citizen (Attachment 23)
Davis Hammet, Loud Light Civic Action (Attachment 24)
Jay Flatland, Private Citizen (Attachment 25)
Jean Owen, Private Citizen (Attachment 26)
Zachary Sellers, Counsilman; Altamont Kansas (Attachment 27)
Aric Hermann, Private Citizen (Attachment 28)
Cori Stites, Health Forward Foundation (Attachment 29)
Cille King, Advocacy Chair, League of Women Voters of Kansas (Attachment 30)
Larry Bradley, Private Citizen (Attachment 31)
Chairperson Proctor closed the hearing on SB6.
