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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

NC Scorecard 2023

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 North Carolina General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second 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. Parents' Bill of Rights

Good Vote: Yes
S49 Parents' Bill of Rights (passed 27 to 18 on 8/16/2023). Establishes a Parents’ Bill of Rights enumerating certain rights of parents related to the education, health, privacy, and safety of their child.

2. Charter School Omnibus

Good Vote: No
H219 Charter School Omnibus (passed 27 to 18 on 8/16/2023). Removes restrictions on enrollment growth for low-performance schools, permits admission of out-of-state students and foreign exchange students, and allows counties to appropriate property taxes to fund capital needs.

3. Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts

Good Vote: Yes
H750 Prohibiting ESG-Based State Contracts (passed 29 to 16 on 6/27/2023). Prohibits state entities from using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or economically targeted investments (ETI) requirements when awarding state contracts or making employment decisions.

4. Abortion Restrictions

Good Vote: Yes
S20 Abortion Restrictions (passed 30 to 20 on 5/16/2023). Restricts abortion after 12 weeks of a woman’s pregnancy, rather than 20 weeks, except in cases of rape or incest, a life-limiting anomaly, or a medical emergency.

5. Second Amendment Freedom and Protections

Good Vote: Yes

S41 Second Amendment Freedom and Protections (passed 30 to 19 on 3/28/2023). Repeals the pistol purchase permit requirement and allows concealed carry in places of religious worship located on privately-owned school property.

6. Expanding Government Healthcare

Good Vote: No
H76 Expanding Government Healthcare (passed 44 to 2 on 3/15/2023). Provides Medicaid coverage though NC Health Works to adults aged 18-64 with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level, while authorizing increased Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals.
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Gale Adcock D SD-016 17% -+----
Ted Alexander R SD-044 67% +-+++-
Val Applewhite D SD-019 17% -+----
Lisa Barnes R SD-011 75% ..+++-
Sydney Batch D SD-017 17% -+----
Philip Berger R SD-026 67% +-+++-
Daniel Blue D SD-014 0% ..----
Mary Bode D SD-018 17% -+----
Danny Britt R SD-024 60% +-.++-
Jim Burgin R SD-012 67% +-+++-
Jay Chaudhuri D SD-015 17% -+----
Harold Corbin R SD-050 75% ..+++-
David Craven R SD-029 67% +-+++-
Warren Daniel R SD-046 67% +-+++-
Carl Ford R SD-033 67% +-+++-
Amy Galey R SD-025 67% +-+++-
Michael Garrett D SD-027 20% -+.---
Lisa Grafstein D SD-013 17% -+----
Bobby Hanig R SD-003 80% +-+++.
Ralph Hise R SD-047 67% +-+++-
Rachel Hunt D SD-042 20% -+.---
Brent Jackson R SD-009 67% +-+++-
Steve Jarvis R SD-030 80% +-+++.
Todd Johnson R SD-035 67% +-+++-
Joyce Krawiec R SD-031 67% +-+++-
Michael Lazzara R SD-006 67% +-+++-
Michael Lee R SD-007 67% +-+++-
Paul Lowe D SD-032 17% -+----
Natasha Marcus D SD-041 17% -+----
Julie Mayfield D SD-049 17% -+----
Thomas McInnis R SD-021 67% +-+++-
Graig Meyer D SD-023 25% -+--..
Timothy Moffitt R SD-048 80% +-+++.
Mujtaba Mohammed D SD-038 17% -+----
Natalie Murdock D SD-020 17% -+----
Paul Newton R SD-034 67% +-+++-
Buck Newton R SD-004 67% +-+++-
Brad Overcash R SD-043 67% +-+++-
Jim Perry R SD-002 67% +-+++-
Dean Proctor R SD-045 75% ..+++-
Bill Rabon R SD-008 67% +-+++-
Gladys Robinson D SD-028 20% -+.---
DeAndrea Salvador D SD-039 17% -+----
Norman Sanderson R SD-001 83% +-++++
Benton Sawrey R SD-010 67% +-+++-
Vickie Sawyer R SD-037 67% +-+++-
Eddie Settle R SD-036 83% +-++++
Kandie Smith D SD-005 0% ...---
Joyce Waddell D SD-040 17% -+----
Mike Woodard D SD-022 17% -+----

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 16.2%
Republican 69.9%