{"id":3018,"date":"2018-09-18T17:09:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T21:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2020-08-10T15:50:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T19:50:42","slug":"house-legislative-scorecard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/house-legislative-scorecard\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 House Legislative Scorecard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Granite State Taxpayers<\/em> reviewed the voting record of NH House Members in the past session.<\/strong><br \/>\nThis review shows whether they supported issues and programs beneficial to the interests of taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To see the votes that <em>GST<\/em> considered in developing the Scorecard, click on: <a href=\"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/17-18GSTHouseScorecardVotes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Roll Call Votes<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis lists each vote, the date, Bill number and title, the motion being considered, and <em>GST<\/em> preferred vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To review the <em>GST<\/em> scores for the 2017 &#8211; 2018 session, please click on the following links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/17-18GSTHouseScorecardAlpha.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Scorecard by Name.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/17-18GSTHouseScorecardScore.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Scorecard Ranking by Score.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To review individual votes considered in generating the scorecard, click on: <a href=\"https:\/\/granitestatetaxpayers.org\/gst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/17-18GSTHouseScorecard180913.xls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Individual Vote Details<\/a>.<\/strong><br \/>\nThis Excel workbook shows votes by legislator for each of the roll-call votes reviewed for the Scorecard.<br \/>\nVotes are shown (1 for &#8220;Yea&#8221;, in support of the motion, or -1 for &#8220;Nay&#8221;, opposed) for the roll call votes reviewed.<br \/>\nThe <em>GST<\/em> Position (the <em>GST<\/em> preferred vote) is also shown as either 1 for &#8220;Yea&#8221;, or -1 for &#8220;Nay&#8221;.<br \/>\n<strong>The <em>GST<\/em> score for each legislator is the percentage of votes in agreement with the <em>GST<\/em> preference. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Granite State Taxpayers<\/em> is New Hampshire&#8217;s oldest statewide taxpayer association.  <\/strong><br \/>\nFounded in 1990 by former Governor Mel Thomson and former State Senator George Lovejoy, our mission is to inform, educate and motivate New Hampshire taxpayers and to influence the legislature on their behalf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Granite State Taxpayers reviewed the voting record of NH House Members in the past session. 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