Freedom Index

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

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 2024

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 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

1. Income Tax Cap

Good Vote: Yes

S920 Income Tax Cap (Passed 30 to 19 on 12/2/2024). Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the state's income tax rate to a maximum of 5%, down from the current cap of 7%.

2. Voter ID

Good Vote: Yes

S921 Voter ID (Passed 30 to 19 on 12/2/2024). Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all voters, not just those voting in person, to present photographic identification before voting.

3. Con-Con: Term Limits

Good Vote: No

H151 Con-Con: Term Limits (Passed 29 to 20 on 12/2/2024). Would create an application by the General Assembly to the U.S. Congress for a federal constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing a U.S. constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.

4. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban

Good Vote: Yes

H690 Central Bank Digital Currency Ban (Passed 27 to 17 on 9/9/2024). Prohibits state agencies and the General Court of Justice from accepting payments in central bank digital currency (CBDC) or participating in any Federal Reserve CBDC tests.

5. Masks and Protests

Good Vote: Yes

H237 Masks and Protests (Passed 30 to 14 on 6/27/2024). Updates mask-wearing laws, strengthens penalties for concealed-identity crimes and demonstration-related offenses, and protects religious institutions from unequal emergency restrictions.

6. School Choice Expansion

Good Vote: No

H823 School Choice Expansion (Passed 28 to 15 on 5/2/2024). Expands access to school-choice opportunity scholarships by removing the public-school enrollment requirement and allowing eligibility based solely on state residency.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Gale Adcock D SD-016 40% --+.-+
Ted Alexander R SD-044 60% ++-.+-
Val Applewhite D SD-019 33% --+--+
Lisa Barnes R SD-011 67% ++-++-
Sydney Batch D SD-017 40% --+-.+
Philip Berger R SD-026 67% ++-++-
Daniel Blue D SD-014 33% --+--+
Mary Bode D SD-018 17% -----+
Bob Brinson R SD-002 75% ++-+..
Danny Britt R SD-024 67% ++-++-
Jim Burgin R SD-012 67% ++-++-
Jay Chaudhuri D SD-015 20% --+--.
Harold Corbin R SD-050 67% ++-++-
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 40% --+-.+
Lisa Grafstein D SD-013 20% --+--.
Bobby Hanig R SD-003 67% ++-++-
Ralph Hise R SD-047 67% ++-++-
Rachel Hunt D SD-042 NA ......
Brent Jackson R SD-009 60% ++-.+-
Steve Jarvis R SD-030 67% ++-++-
Todd Johnson R SD-035 67% ++-++-
Dana Jones R SD-031 67% ++-...
Joyce Krawiec R SD-031 67% ...++-
Michael Lazzara R SD-006 60% ++-.+-
Michael Lee R SD-007 67% ++-++-
Paul Lowe D SD-032 33% --+--+
Natasha Marcus D SD-041 40% --+-.+
Julie Mayfield D SD-049 33% --+--+
Thomas McInnis R SD-021 100% +++++.
Graig Meyer D SD-023 33% --+--+
Timothy Moffitt R SD-048 67% ++-++-
Mujtaba Mohammed D SD-038 40% --+-.+
Natalie Murdock D SD-020 20% --+--.
Paul Newton R SD-034 67% ++-++-
Buck Newton R SD-004 67% ++-++-
Brad Overcash R SD-043 67% ++-++-
Jim Perry R SD-002 NA ....+.
Dean Proctor R SD-045 67% ++-++-
Bill Rabon R SD-008 67% ++-++-
Gladys Robinson D SD-028 33% --+--+
DeAndrea Salvador D SD-039 25% --+-..
Norman Sanderson R SD-001 67% ++-++-
Benton Sawrey R SD-010 67% ++-++-
Vickie Sawyer R SD-037 67% ++-++-
Eddie Settle R SD-036 83% +++++-
Kandie Smith D SD-005 40% --+.-+
Joyce Waddell D SD-040 33% --+--+
Mike Woodard D SD-022 33% --+--+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 31.9%
Republican 68.2%