Vote & Score Explanation:

A red background behind a bill number and its description = a bad bill. A green background behind a bill number and its description = a good bill. Ideally, you want your legislators to have votes that are green (AYE) on green (good bills) and red (NAY) on red (bad bills). A yellow background = Abstained or Absent (ABS).

Each vote record is registered as PASS, FAIL, or *. An * means that the bill did not receive a recorded vote. In that case, “AYE” indicates the legislator co-sponsored the bill, and a “NAY” indicates that the legislator did NOT co-sponsor the bill.

Each vote record is also represented by three numbers (e.g. 26-8-6). The first number is the ayes/yes votes. The second number lists the nay/no votes. The third number includes the abstained or absent votes.

The text to the right of the vote tally records the final disposition of the bill. ENROLLED means the bill has been signed into law by the Governor. DEAD means the bill received a vote from at least one chamber, but was stopped before completing the
legislative process. VETOED means the bill passed both the Assembly and the Senate, but the Governor vetoed it. ADOPTED means the bill is a resolution, which is a recommendation by one or both chambers that does not have the force of law.
PROPOSITION ON THE BALLOT means the bill is a constitutional amendment that must be approved by a majority of the voters at the next election.

Each legislator received a Biblical Values Score based on their votes. The score is determined by the correct votes on the scorecard (a vote supporting Biblical values; green on green or red on red), divided by the total number of votes on the scorecard. Then legislators will lose one-half the value of a correct vote for every vote marked “ABS.” In some cases, ABS could mean the legislator was absent on the day of the vote. But in many cases, they are in the chamber, but refuse to vote when called upon.

We believe it is a legislator’s duty to register a vote, not abstain. For that reason, each vote recorded “ABS” reduces a legislator’s score by half of what they would have lost if they had voted incorrectly (a vote undermining Biblical values).