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

NV Scorecard 2021

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 Nevada Legislature in 2021 and ranks state assemblymen and senators 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

1. “All-Gender” Bathrooms

Good Vote: No

AB280 "All-Gender" Bathrooms (passed 15 to 6 on 5/31/2021). Prohibits places of public accommodation from reserving a single-stall restroom for a specific gender, while authorizing signage for such a restroom that reads “All-Gender Bathroom” or “All-Accessible Bathroom.”

2. K-12 Public Education Funding Bill

Good Vote: No

SB458 K-12 Public Education Funding Bill (passed 21 to 0 on 5/26/2021). Provides funding for K-12 public education for the 2021-2023 biennium at a purported estimated average of $10,204 per pupil for FY 21-22 and $10,290 per pupil for FY 22-23.

3. "No-Knock" Warrants

Good Vote: No

SB50 "No-Knock" Warrants (passed 21 to 0 on 4/20/2021). Sets forth requirements concerning the issuance and execution of “no-knock” search warrants that are identical to those described in state law for “no-knock” arrest warrants.

4. Equal Rights Amendment to the Nevada Constitution

Good Vote: No

SJR8 Equal Rights Amendment to the Nevada Constitution (passed 18 to 3 on 3/23/2021). Proposes an “equality of rights” amendment to the Nevada Constitution to prohibit discrimination, including on the basis of “sexual orientation, gender identity or expression."

5. Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Good Vote: No

SJR11 Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (passed 18 to 3 on 4/12/2021). Urges Congress to ratify the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

6. Ending Policing-for-Profit

Good Vote: Yes

AB186 Ending Policing-for-Profit (passed 15 to 5 on 5/20/2021). Prohibits a law enforcement agency from requiring a peace officer to issue a certain number of traffic citations or make a certain number of arrests.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Chris Brooks D SD-003 17% -----+
Carrie Buck R SD-005 33% +--+--
Yvanna Cancela D SD-010 NA ......
Nicole Cannizzaro D SD-006 17% -----+
Moises Denis D SD-002 17% -----+
Fabian Donate D SD-010 17% -----+
Marilyn Dondero Loop D SD-008 17% -----+
Edgar Flores D SD-002 NA ......
Heidi Gansert R SD-015 17% -----+
Pete Goicoechea R SD-019 50% +--+-+
Scott Hammond R SD-018 0% ------
Ira Hansen R SD-014 50% +--++-
Joseph Hardy R 17% +-----
Dallas Harris D SD-011 17% -----+
Ben Kieckhefer R 17% -----+
Lisa Krasner R SD-016 NA ......
Roberta Lange D SD-007 17% -----+
Dina Neal D SD-004 17% -----+
Rochelle Nguyen D SD-003 NA ......
James Ohrenschall D SD-021 17% -----+
David Parks D SD-007 NA ......
Keith Pickard R SD-020 40% +---+.
Julia Ratti D 17% -----+
Melanie Scheible D SD-009 17% -----+
James Settelmeyer R SD-017 33% +---+-
Patricia Spearman D SD-001 17% -----+
Robin Titus R SD-017 NA ......
Joyce Woodhouse D SD-005 NA ......

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 17%
Republican 28.6%