Which Utah legislators voted pro-democracy in the 2012 General Session?*
* Results are based on Represent Me Utah's opinions only of bills that either promoted or hindered the democratic process.
Below are bills we tracked during Utah's 2012 General Session, and the scorecard for legislative votes on each.
The higher the resulting score, the more favorable the legislator was toward including people in the government process.
The two high scores were Rep. John Mathis and Rep. Brad Wilson. Congratulations and thank you!
Bill Definitions for Score Card:
Below are bills we tracked during Utah's 2012 General Session, and the scorecard for legislative votes on each.
The higher the resulting score, the more favorable the legislator was toward including people in the government process.
The two high scores were Rep. John Mathis and Rep. Brad Wilson. Congratulations and thank you!
Bill Definitions for Score Card:
HB 119 Study Signing of Petitions Online - RMU wanted the Yea votes, and the bill passed!
HB253S01 Voter Registration Amendments - RMU wanted the Nay votes
SB19 Voter Information Pamphlets - RMU wanted the Nay votes
HB 105 Official Voter Registration Amendments (removing deceased) - RMU wanted the Yea votes
HB417 Education on Process for Electing Public Officials - RMU wanted the Yea votes. This bill was only voted on in the House and it was a "failed" vote
| Name | HB119 | HB253S01 | SB19 | HB89 | HB105 | HB417 | Resulting Score | ||
| Representative | Jonny | Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | Patrice | Arent | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Stewart | Barlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Roger | Barrus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Jim | Bird | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Joel | Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Derek | Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | Melvin | Brown | X | 0 | X | 1 | X | 1 | |
| Representative | David | Butterfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Rebecca | Chavez-Houck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | LaVar | Christenson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Tim | Cosgrove | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Fred | Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Bradley | Daw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | Brad | Dee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | John | Dougall | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Brian | Doughty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Jack | Draxler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Susan | Duckworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | James | Dunnigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | Rebecca | Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Steve | Eliason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Janice | Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Craig | Frank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Gage | Froerer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Brad | Galvez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Francis | Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Richard | Greenwood | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Keith | Grover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | Stephen | Handy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Wayne | Harper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Lynn | Hemingway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Neal | Hendrickson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Christopher | Herrod | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Gregory | Hughes | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Eric | Hutchings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Don | Ipson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | Ken | Ivory | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 | |
| Representative | Brian | King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Todd | Kiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Bradlsy | Last | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | David | Litvack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Rebecca | Lockhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | |
| Representative | John | Mathis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Representative | Daniel | McCay | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Kay | McIff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | |
| Representative | Ronda | Menlove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Michael | Morley | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Carol | Moss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Merlynn | Newbold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Jim | Nielson | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | Michael | Noel | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | X | 1 | |
| Representative | Curtis | Oda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Patrick | Painter | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | X | 1 | |
| Representative | Lee | Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Jeremy | Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Val | Peterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Representative | Dixon | Pitcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Marie | Poulson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Kraig | Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Paul | Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Douglas | Sagers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Stephen | Sandstrom | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Dean | Sanpei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Jennifer | Seelig | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Lowry | Snow | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Representative | Kenneth | Sumsion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | |
| Representative | Evan | Vickers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Christine | Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Curt | Webb | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Representative | Mark | Wheatley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Ryan | Wilcox | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Representative | Larry | Wiley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Representative | Brad | Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Representative | Bill | Wright | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Senator | Stuart | Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Casey | Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Curtis | Bramble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Allen | Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Gene | Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Margaret | Dayton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Lyle | Hillyard | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | David | Hinkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | ||
| Senator | Scott | Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Senator | Patricia | Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | ||
| Senator | Peter | Knudson | X | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Senator | Mark | Madsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Senator | Karen | Mayne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Benjamin | McAdams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Karen | Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Wayne | Niederhauser | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | ||
| Senator | Ralph | Okerlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Aaron | Osmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Stuart | Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Luz | Robles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Ross | Romero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Howard | Stephenson | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Jerry | Stevenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Senator | Daniel | Thatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Senator | Stephen | Urquhart | X | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | ||
| Senator | John | Valentine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Kevin | Van Tassell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Senator | Michael | Waddoups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Senator | Todd | Weiler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| HB119 | HB253S01 | SB19 | HB89 | HB105 | HB417 | ||||
| 1=Y | 1=N | 1=N | 1=Spsr | 1=Y | 1=Y | ||||
| 0=N | 0=Y | 0=Y | 0=N | 0=N | |||||
| X= NV | X= NV | X= NV | X= NV | X= NV | |||||
Party Challenge to Register Voters!
Republicans, Democrats, unaffiliated/independents, we challenge you in a healthy competition to register the greatest percentage of new voters affiliated with each party/group. Each month, Represent Me Utah! will update the numbers provided by the Lieutenant Governor's Office. We have extended the contest end to August 31, 2012. Hopefully new voter registrations will continue after that! RMU will acknowledge the winner and commend them on their success. Our ultimate goal is to get the one in four Utah adults not registered, registered and voting!
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Republicans achieve success in March
A big jump in registered Republicans occurred in March, with a significant decline in unaffiliated and a decline in Constitutionalists. We are speculating that this could be voters registering for the Republican party in order to participate in mid-March caucuses. Caucus turnout for both the Democrats and Republicans was a great success and a significant improvement over 2010.
The next update will be posted May 7th.
Updated April 10, 2012
| 1/6/2012 | 3/7/2012 | # change to date | % change to date | |
| independents | 733,747 | 727,852 | - 5,895 | - 0.8% |
| Republicans | 597,502 | 610,885 | + 13,383 | + 2.24% |
| Democrats | 133,877 | 134,593 | + 716 | + 0.53% |
| Libertarians* | 4,795 | 4,940 | + 145 | + 3.02% |
| Constitutionalists* | 3,255 | 3,183 | - 72 | - 2.2% |
| AmericansElect* | 6 | 18 | + 12 | + 200% |
* Libertarians, Constitutionalists and AmericansElect, your increase percentages are easy, so we will track your success without competing with the Republicans, Democrats and independents.
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