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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

AZ Scorecard 2021-2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Arizona State Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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1. Budget: Health Care

Good Vote: No

HB2863 Budget: Health Care (passed 50 to 9 on 6/23/2022). Contains provisions for health care-related budget appropriations for FY 2023, including the expansion of Medicaid eligibility in Arizona.

2. Abortion Restrictions

Good Vote: Yes

SB1164 Abortion Restrictions (passed 31 to 26 on 3/24/2022). Prohibits a physician from performing an abortion, except in a “medical emergency,” after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

3. Oversight of Executive Emergency Powers

Good Vote: Yes
SCR1003 Oversight of Executive Emergency Powers (passed 31 to 25 on 6/25/2021). Directs the Governor during a state of emergency to call the Legislature into a special session within 10 days to determine whether to terminate or modify the state of emergency.

4. Voter Identification

Good Vote: Yes

SB1713 Voter Identification (failed 29 to 31 on 5/26/2021). Specifies that early ballot affidavits must require a voter to provide voter information, including the voter’s date of birth and an acceptable form of government-issued identification number.

5. In-State Tuition and Financial Aid for Illegal Aliens

Good Vote: No

SCR1044 In-State Tuition and Financial Aid for Illegal Aliens (passed 33 to 27 on 5/10/2021). Uses the power of referendum to make students without lawful immigration status eligible for in-state tuition and financial aid at public colleges and universities in Arizona.

6. Limiting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Laws

Good Vote: Yes

HB2111 Limiting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Laws (passed 31 to 29 on 2/24/2021). Prohibits the state of Arizona from enforcing any federal gun controls that are inconsistent with state law.

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