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 2024

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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

House of Representatives

1. Voter ID

Good Vote: Yes

S921 Voter ID (Passed 73 to 45 on 12/11/2024). Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all voters, not just those voting in person, to present photographic identification before voting.

2. Disaster Recovery Funds

Good Vote: No

S743 Disaster Recovery Funds (Passed 108 to 0 on 10/24/2024). Allocates additional funds to support recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene totaling over $644 million.

3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban

Good Vote: Yes

H690 Central Bank Digital Currency Ban (Passed 73 to 41 on 7/31/2024). Prohibits state agencies and the General Court of Justice from accepting payments in central bank digital currency (CBDC) or participating in Federal Reserve CBDC tests.

4. Clean Voter Rolls

Good Vote: Yes

H1071 Clean Voter Rolls (Passed 66 to 45 on 6/27/2024). Requires the State Board of Elections to create a uniform system for voter-roll maintenance using data from election-integrity organizations.

5. Masks and Protests

Good Vote: Yes

H237 Masks and Protests (Passed 70 to 46 on 6/26/2024). Updates mask-wearing laws, strengthens penalties for concealed-identity crimes and demonstration-related offenses, and protects religious institutions from unequal emergency restrictions.

6. Occupancy Tax

Good Vote: No

H1019 Occupancy Tax (Passed 112 to 0 on 6/11/2024). Authorizes McDowell County to impose an additional 1% room occupancy tax and allows Caswell and Pender Counties to create taxing districts with the authority to levy a 3% room occupancy tax in certain areas.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
James Adams	R	HD-096	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Eric Ager	D	HD-114	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelly Alexander	D	HD-107	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Vernetta Alston	D	HD-029	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Dean Arp	R	HD-069	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Johnnie Autry	D	HD-100	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amber Baker	D	HD-072	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Kristin Baker	R	HD-082	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Cynthia Ball	D	HD-049	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Mary Belk	D	HD-088	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Bell	R	HD-010	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Brian Biggs	R	HD-070	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Hugh Blackwell	R	HD-086	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
John Blust	R	HD-062	NA	+	-	.	.	.	.
John Bradford	R	HD-098	75%	+	.	.	+	+	-
Jerry Branson	R	HD-059	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
William Brisson	R	HD-022	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Cecil Brockman	D	HD-060	0%	.	-	-	.	-	-
Mark Brody	R	HD-055	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Terry Brown	D	HD-092	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gloristine Brown	D	HD-008	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kanika Brown	D	HD-071	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Allen Buansi	D	HD-056	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Laura Budd	D	HD-103	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Deb Butler	D	HD-018	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Celeste Cairns	R	HD-013	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Jennifer Balkcom	R	HD-117	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Becky Carney	D	HD-102	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Maria Cervania	D	HD-041	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Allen Chesser	R	HD-025	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
James Clampitt	R	HD-119	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Tracy Clark	D	HD-057	NA	-	-	.	.	.	.
Ashton Clemmons	D	HD-057	0%	.	.	-	-	-	.
George Cleveland	R	HD-014	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Patricia Cotham	R	HD-112	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Sarah Crawford	D	HD-066	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Crutchfield	R	HD-083	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Carla Cunningham	D	HD-106	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Allison Dahle	D	HD-011	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ted Davis	R	HD-020	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
James Dixon	R	HD-004	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Robert Drakeford	D	HD-107	NA	-	-	.	.	.	.
Blair Eddins	R	HD-094	NA	+	-	.	.	.	.
Jeffrey Elmore	R	HD-094	75%	.	.	+	+	+	-
Terence Everitt	D	HD-035	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Faircloth	R	HD-062	67%	.	.	+	.	+	-
Ken Fontenot	R	HD-024	100%	+	.	+	.	+	.
Zack Hawkins	D	HD-031	0%	-	.	-	-	-	.
Rosa Gill	D	HD-033	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karl Gillespie	R	HD-120	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Edward Goodwin	R	HD-001	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Dudley Greene	R	HD-085	60%	+	-	+	.	+	-
Destin Hall	R	HD-087	60%	+	-	+	+	.	-
Kyle Hall	R	HD-091	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Wesley Harris	D	HD-105	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pricey Harrison	D	HD-061	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelly Hastings	R	HD-110	80%	+	-	+	+	+	.
Julia Howard	R	HD-077	50%	+	-	+	.	.	-
Chris Humphrey	R	HD-012	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Francis Iler	R	HD-017	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Frances Jackson	D	HD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neal Jackson	R	HD-078	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Ray Jeffers	D	HD-002	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Joe John	D	HD-040	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Jake Johnson	R	HD-113	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Abe Jones	D	HD-038	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brenden Jones	R	HD-046	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Keith Kidwell	R	HD-079	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Donny Lambeth	R	HD-075	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Ya Liu	D	HD-021	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Donnie Loftis	R	HD-109	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Brandon Lofton	D	HD-104	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carolyn Logan	D	HD-101	0%	-	-	-	.	.	-
Tim Longest	D	HD-034	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jarrod Lowery	R	HD-047	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Marvin Lucas	D	HD-042	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nasif Majeed	D	HD-099	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Jeffrey McNeely	R	HD-084	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Charles Miller	R	HD-019	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Grey Mills	R	HD-095	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Timothy Moore	R	HD-111	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Marcia Morey	D	HD-030	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Moss	R	HD-052	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Erin Pare	R	HD-037	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Howard Penny	R	HD-053	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Ray Pickett	R	HD-093	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Garland Pierce	D	HD-048	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joseph Pike	R	HD-006	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Mark Pless	R	HD-118	80%	+	-	+	+	+	.
Larry Potts	R	HD-081	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Lindsey Prather	D	HD-115	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Renee Price	D	HD-050	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reece Pyrtle	R	HD-065	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Amos Quick	D	HD-058	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Timothy Reeder	R	HD-009	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Robert Reives	D	HD-054	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Heather Rhyne	R	HD-097	NA	+	-	.	.	.	.
Dennis Riddell	R	HD-064	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
James Roberson	D	HD-039	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stephen Ross	R	HD-063	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Caleb Rudow	D	HD-116	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Jason Saine	R	HD-097	75%	.	.	+	+	+	-
Wayne Sasser	R	HD-067	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
John Sauls	R	HD-051	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Mitchell Setzer	R	HD-089	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Phillip Shepard	R	HD-015	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Carson Smith	R	HD-016	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Charles Smith	D	HD-044	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Frank Sossamon	R	HD-032	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Diamond Staton-Williams	D	HD-073	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sarah Stevens	R	HD-090	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Larry Strickland	R	HD-028	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
John Torbett	R	HD-108	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Steve Tyson	R	HD-003	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Julie von Haefen	D	HD-036	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Ward	R	HD-005	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Harry Warren	R	HD-076	60%	+	-	+	.	+	-
Sam Watford	R	HD-080	50%	+	-	+	-	+	-
Diane Wheatley	R	HD-043	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Donna White	R	HD-026	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Shelly Willingham	D	HD-023	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
David Willis	R	HD-068	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Matthew Winslow	R	HD-007	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-
Michael Wray	D	HD-027	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jeff Zenger	R	HD-074	67%	+	-	+	+	+	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	68.7%
Democrat	1.1%

Freedom Index

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