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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

MS Scorecard 2021

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 Mississippi Legislature in 2021 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.

Senate
House of Representatives

Senate

1. Bonds & Government Spending

Good Vote: No
SB2971 Bonds & Government Spending (Passed 49 to 1 on 3/29/2021). Authorizes mass amounts of spending on education, capital projects and much more.

2. Compact for a Balanced Budget

Good Vote: No

HB1326 Compact for Balanced Budget (Passed 35 to 14 on 3/10/2021). Pre-ratifies a “Balanced Budget Amendment” before a constitutional convention convenes.

3. Creates Department of Tourism

Good Vote: No
SB2820 Creates Department of Tourism (Passed 43 to 7 on 2/11/2021). Creates a government agency by establishing the Mississippi Department of Tourism.

4. Women's Sports

Good Vote: Yes
SB2536 Women's Sports (Passed 24 to 9 on 2/11/2021).  Requires any public institution of learning that is a member of the NCAA, NAIA, MHSAA or NJCCA require its athletic or sports teams according to biological sex.

5. Statewide Elections Management System

Good Vote: Yes

SB2588 Statewide Elections Management System (Passed 36 to 16 on 2/10/2021). Makes it easier to purge invalid names from the voter rolls. Requires county election officials to remove names of people who do not to vote at least once during a four-year period.

6. Gun Owner Rights

Good Vote: Yes
SB2107 Gun Owner Rights (Passed 35 to 16 on 2/9/2021). Prohibits state and local government entities from entering in any contract or rental agreement that restricts the possession, carrying, transportation, sale, transfer, or ownership of guns and firearms.
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Juan Barnett D SD-034 40% -++.--
Jason Barrett R SD-039 50% ---+++

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 40%
Republican 50%