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We know that New Mexicans are concerned about animals and appreciate legislative leaders who value animals in our society. That’s why Animal Protection Voters created this scorecard—so that voters across the state can determine if their legislators share their humane values.
The APV Scorecard grades legislators based on how they voted on a number of animal protection bills and memorials introduced during this particular session. We want to give legislators credit for stopping harmful bills during the committee process, so we’ve included a number of committee votes this year. The final score represents the percentage of time that a legislator voted to protect animals when given the opportunity. A summary of each scored item is listed below.
While useful, the scores included here provide only one facet of each legislator’s stance on animal protection issues. Legislators can work behind the scenes to either kill or promote a bill. Committee chairs can delay the scheduling of hearings or hold the reporting of their committee’s actions, hampering a bill’s progress and likelihood of success. Moreover, legislators don’t get to vote on every issue. For instance, the full Senate was prohibited from voting on a bill to ban cockfighting in 2003 and 2005 because the bill was killed by one small committee.
Archived scorecards:
(files in PDF)
2007 Scorecard
2006 Scorecard
2005 Scorecard
2004 Scorecard
2003 Scorecard
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