2024 WI Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2024 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. "Gender-Neutral" Language in the Military
Removes "gender-specific" language from Article 133 of the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice, which prohibits "conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman."
2. Voter ID for Absentee Ballots
Would require persons seeking "indefinitely confined status" due to "frailty, physical illness, or a disability" to submit proof of voter indentation before receiving automatic absentee ballots.
3. Second Amendment Financial Privacy
Forbids a financial institution from requiring the use of a merchant category code that identifies the merchant as a firearms retailer and provides that no governmental entity may maintain a list of firearms owners.
4. Rejecting Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers
Stopped the advancement of a bill that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to become law enforcement officers.
5. Restoring Sound Money
Creates a sales and use tax exemption for gold, silver, and other precious metals.
6. Internet Sales Taxes and "Remote" Retail Permits
Prohibits online retailers from selling cigars or pipe tobacco without a "remote" permit, including for the collection of state taxes, and mandates the use of an age verification system.
How did they vote?
| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Agard | D | 0% | ||||||
| Joan A. Ballweg | R | 67% | ||||||
| Robert L. Cowles | R | 50% | ||||||
| Duey Stroebel | R | 67% | ||||||
| Lena C. Taylor | D | N/A |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 0% |
| Republican | 61.3% |
