2021-2022 North Carolina Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the North Carolina Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives 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.
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Senate Votes
1. Additional COVID-19 Relief
Appropriates $6,400,545,070 in federal funds received by the State under the ARPA and specifies the estimated amounts to be received by the State.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. Emissions Reduction
Requires the Utilities Commission to take all reasonable steps to achieve a 70% reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide from electric public utilities from 2005 levels by the year 2030, and carbon neutrality by the year 2050.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Rural Healthcare Access
Expands Medicaid coverage and invests $1 billion to address the opioid, substance abuse, and mental health crisis using ARPA funds.
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Require Cooperation with ICE
Requires that state officials must work with ICE and make sure they are aware when an individual charged with certain offenses was in custody and that person's legal residency or United States citizenship status was undetermined.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
5. Prohibit Private Money in Elections
Bans North Carolina election boards and officials in counties from accepting private money to run elections (Zuckerbucks).
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal
Repeals the pistol purchase permit system in North Carolina.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
Legend:
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Did not vote
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 5.5% |
| Republican | 48.6% |
