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

NH Scorecard 2024

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 New Hampshire General Court in 2024 and ranks senators and representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Strengthen Voter ID

Good Vote: Yes

HB1569 Strengthen Voter ID (Passed 13 to 11 on 5/23/2024). Eliminates all voter ID exemptions, end the use of affidavits as ID proof, and repeal affidavit ballot protocols.

2. Assisted Suicide

Good Vote: Yes

HB1283 Assisted Suicide (Rejected 17 to 7 on 5/16/2024). Establishes a process for terminally ill individuals in New Hampshire to access medical assistance in dying by self-administering prescribed medication.

3. Prevent Sex Changes for Minors

Good Vote: Yes

HB619 Prevent Sex Changes for Minors (Passed 13 to 10 on 5/16/2024). Prohibits gender reassignment surgery for individuals under 18.

4. Government Overreach

Good Vote: No

HB1294 Government Overreach (Passed 22 to 1 on 10/10/2024). Regulates fertilizer use on New Hampshire lawns, limiting nutrient application, restricting certain conditions, and exempting golf courses and sod farms following best practices.

5. Firearm Purchaser's Privacy Act

Good Vote: Yes

HB1186 Firearm Purchasers Privacy Act (Passed 14 to 10 on 5/2/2024). Prohibits the assignment of a specific merchant code for the sale of firearms, ammunition, or accessories.

6. Free School Meals Expansion

Good Vote: Yes

HB572 Free School Meals Expansion (Tabled 13 to 11 on 1/3/2024). Expands eligibility for free school meals to students from households earning up to 300% of the federal poverty guidelines.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Daryl Abbas	R	HD-08-ROC	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Debra Altschiller	D	HD-19-ROC	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Kevin Avard	R	SD-012	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Regina Birdsell	R	SD-019	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Jeb Bradley	R	SD-003	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Sharon Carson	R	SD-014	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Shannon Chandley	D	SD-011	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Lou D'Allesandro	D	SD-020	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Donovan Fenton	D	HD-08-CHE	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
William Gannon	R	SD-023	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Carrie Gendreau	R	SD-001	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
James Gray	R	SD-006	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Daniel Innis	R	SD-007	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Timothy Lang	R	HD-04-BEL	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Keith Murphy	R	SD-016	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Howard Pearl	R	HD-26-MER	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka	D	SD-021	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Suzanne Prentiss	D	SD-005	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Denise Ricciardi	R	SD-009	60%	+	+	.	-	+	-
Cindy Rosenwald	D	SD-013	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Donna Soucy	D	SD-018	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Ruth Ward	R	SD-008	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
David Watters	D	SD-004	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Becky Whitley	D	SD-015	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	81.4%
Democrat	8.5%

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