2024 MI Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Michigan Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
Bans firearm possession in and around election-related locations.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
Mandates kindergarten attendance for five-year-old Michigan children starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Election Recounts
Revises Michigan's election-recount process by increasing per-precinct recount fees and setting a 48-hour deadline for filing recount petitions after vote certification.
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Gender ID and Crime
Bans the use of someone's actual or perceived sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation as evidence for certain legal defenses.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
Requires Michigan insurers to cover telemedicine the same as in-person visits and cannot demand face-to-face visits if telemedicine is suitable.
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. Free-market Violation
Mandates extensive training hours and a department-approved exam for cosmetology and electrology instructors, requires manicurists and estheticians to meet higher age, education, and training standards, and offers limited licenses for those specializing in certain services.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-018
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-021
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-012
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-016
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-029
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-004
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-006
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-001
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-027
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-031
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-037
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-006
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-012
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-036
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-030
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-018
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-014
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-011
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-025
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-017
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
75% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-038
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-020
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-035
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-013
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-011
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-026
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-033
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-007
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-015
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-003
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-014
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-028
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-022
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-030
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-009
1. Ban on Guns in Polling Places
2. Mandatory Kindergarten
3. Election Recounts
4. Gender ID and Crime
5. Forced Insurance Coverage
6. Free-market Violation
