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Discover how we transformed a complex environmental scoring methodology into an interactive public legislative scorecard.
Environmental Advocates NY, an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, works to advance environmental policies that protect New York's air, land, water, and communities. To help educate the public and hold elected officials accountable, the organization wanted a legislative scorecard that reflected the complexity of its policy priorities rather than relying on simple vote totals.
Environmental policy isn't one-size-fits-all. Some bills carry significantly greater importance than others, and the organization needed a scoring system that accurately reflected those differences.
Their methodology required:
They needed a platform flexible enough to support their methodology without requiring custom software development.
Legislative Scorecard's Legislator Scoring Engine™ gave Environmental Advocates NY complete flexibility to implement its unique scoring methodology.
Using the platform, the organization built a legislative scorecard that:
They're also using our new Custom Icons feature. Rather than relying on generic labels, each bill displays Environmental Advocates' own "Superbill," "Major Benefit," "Substantial Benefit," "Major Detriment," "Substantial Detriment," and "Detriment" SVG icons directly within the voting record. This allows organizations to reinforce their own brand identity while making scorecards easier for supporters to scan and understand.
View their New York Environmental Scorecard.
Environmental Advocates NY now has a nationally shared legislative scorecard that reflects the depth of its policy expertise while remaining accessible to legislators, supporters, and the public.
They now can:
"I want to thank Environmental Advocates NY for the work that goes into this scorecard every year. It gives constituents a clear, independent look at how their representatives actually vote, not just what they say. I am glad my record reflects where I stand, and I intend to keep it there."
Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, NY
This scorecard has been shared by several elected leaders: Senators Shelley B. Mayer, Toby Ann Stavisky and Robert Jackson, Assemblymembers Phil Steck, Emily Gallagher. It has also been featured on various news, media and radio outlets, including Politico.
