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Equality Virginia
Helping Equality Virginia to show how 140 legislators are voting on key issues
Equality Virginia is one of the state based 501(c)(3)s of the Equality Federation. EV strives to advocate for equality for all in Virginia. Their Legislative Scorecard reflects the positions and actions of all 140 state legislators on a variety of bills impacting equity, safety, access, and overall well being for LGBTQ+ Virginians.
The Problem
Since 2012, Equality Virginia had been creating legislative scorecard in PDF format which they'd link on their website and also print and mail out to the public. Manually adding bills, calculating (and double-checking) scores, and ensuring it prints correctly is a time-consuming process. So they contacted us to streamline their work into an online, automated, mobile-friendly scorecard.
The Solution
On the scorecard each legislator has received a 2024 vote index score that reflects the quality of all of their votes on bills on EV's 2024 Equity Agenda, as well as a lifetime score that includes all of the votes they've taken on EV's bill priorities since 2022. Both of these scores are calculated out of 100. Points have been added to a legislator's vote index score if they sponsored a bill that Equality Virginia supported; if a lawmaker sponsored a bill that EV opposed, points were subtracted from their score. They used a weighted scoring system from -5 to +5 point per bill. This ensures that each score reflects a legislator's overall impact on LGBTQ+ rights during the 2024 General Assembly session.
View the Equality Virginia scorecard.
Results
Our legislative scorecard is more accessible than paper format and can be easily shared across the entire state without the cost of printing and mailing. Additionally, Virginians can easily find who represents them specificaly with our Find Your Lawmaker by address search feature.
With our Lifetime Scoring feature, users can quickly spot consistencies (or inconsistencies) during a legislator's time in office.
"Happy Pride Month! I was proud to earn 100% on @EqualityVA's legislative scorecard this year, and I will continue to fight for LGTBQ+ Virginians in the General Assembly."
Delegate Rae Cousins, Virginia House of Delegates, 79th District on X
Notable Online Shares
This scorecard is being shared by political candidates and Virginia Delegates, such as Delegate Rae Cousins, District 79.
