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.

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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

NC Scorecard 2021-2022

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 North Carolina Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives 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. Additional COVID-19 Relief

Good Vote: No

S172 Additional COVID-19 Relief (Passed 49 to 0 on 5/20/2021). Appropriates $6,400,545,070 in federal funds received by the State under the ARPA and specifies the estimated amounts to be received by the State.

2. Emissions Reduction

Good Vote: No

H951 Emissions Reduction (Passed 42 to 7 on 10/6/2021). Requires the Utilities Commission to take all reasonable steps to achieve a 70% reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide from electric public utilities from 2005 levels by the year 2030, and carbon neutrality by the year 2050.

3. Rural Healthcare Access

Good Vote: No

S408 Rural Healthcare Access (Passed 49 to 0 on 5/10/2022). Expands Medicaid coverage and invests $1 billion to address the opioid, substance abuse, and mental health crisis using ARPA funds.

4. Require Cooperation with ICE

Good Vote: Yes

S101 Require Cooperation with Ice (Passed 25 to 19 on 8/1/2022). Requires that state officials must work with ICE and make sure they are aware when an individual charged with certain offenses was in custody and that person's legal residency or United States citizenship status was undetermined.

5. Prohibit Private Money in Elections

Good Vote: Yes

S725 Prohibit Private Money in Elections (Passed 27 to 19 on 11/29/2021). Bans North Carolina election boards and officials in counties from accepting private money to run elections (Zuckerbucks).

6. Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal

Good Vote: Yes

H398 Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal (Passed 27 to 20 on 8/18/2021). Repeals the pistol purchase permit system in North Carolina.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Gale Adcock	D	SD-016	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ted Alexander	R	SD-044	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Deanna Ballard	R	SD-045	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Lisa Barnes	R	SD-011	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Sydney Batch	D	SD-017	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ernestine Bazemore	D	SD-003	NA	.	-	-	.	.	.
Philip Berger	R	SD-026	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Daniel Blue	D	SD-014	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Britt	R	SD-024	40%	-	-	-	+	.	+
Jim Burgin	R	SD-012	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Jay Chaudhuri	D	SD-015	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Ben Clark	D	SD-021	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Harold Corbin	R	SD-050	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
David Craven	R	SD-029	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Warren Daniel	R	SD-046	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Donald Davis	D	SD-005	25%	-	+	.	-	-	.
Kirk deViere	D	SD-019	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Edwards	R	SD-048	67%	-	+	-	+	+	+
Milton Fitch	D	SD-004	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carl Ford	R	SD-033	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Valerie Jean Foushee	D	SD-023	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amy Galey	R	SD-025	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Michael Garrett	D	SD-027	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Hanig	R	SD-003	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kathryn Harrington	R	SD-043	40%	-	-	-	.	+	+
Ralph Hise	R	SD-047	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Rachel Hunt	D	SD-042	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Brent Jackson	R	SD-009	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Jeffrey Jackson	D	SD-037	0%	-	-	-	.	.	-
Steve Jarvis	R	SD-030	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Todd Johnson	R	SD-035	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Joyce Krawiec	R	SD-031	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Michael Lazzara	R	SD-006	40%	-	-	-	.	+	+
Michael Lee	R	SD-007	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Paul Lowe	D	SD-032	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Natasha Marcus	D	SD-041	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julie Mayfield	D	SD-049	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas McInnis	R	SD-021	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Graig Meyer	D	SD-023	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Timothy Moffitt	R	SD-048	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mujtaba Mohammed	D	SD-038	20%	-	+	-	.	-	-
Natalie Murdock	D	SD-020	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Paul Newton	R	SD-034	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Wiley Nickel	D	SD-016	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Jim Perry	R	SD-002	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Dean Proctor	R	SD-045	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Bill Rabon	R	SD-008	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Gladys Robinson	D	SD-028	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
DeAndrea Salvador	D	SD-039	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Norman Sanderson	R	SD-001	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Vickie Sawyer	R	SD-037	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Kandie Smith	D	SD-005	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Robert Steinburg	R	SD-001	25%	-	-	-	.	+	.
Joyce Waddell	D	SD-040	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Woodard	D	SD-022	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	48.6%
Democrat	4.8%

Freedom Index

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