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The NAACP Washington Bureau has produced an annual Civil Rights Legislative Report Card since 1914. This resource is designed to provide NAACP members with insight into the general voting patterns of their congressional representatives over the course of the year. The NAACP Civil Rights Legislative Report Card demonstrates how every Member of Congress voted on the bread and butter civil rights issues and priorities important to the NAACP.

Hey Freepers, How about a thread of 2010 Election Voter Guides and Score Cards for some quick facts on incumbent voting records? Score Cards are a great way to learn how incumbents have voted in the past on issues. Politicians will say anything to get re-elected, but they can't deny their voting records, if you have the facts in hand. Don't forget to pass this along to your friends and family before Tuesday! Here are a few to start with: AFA is conservative, christian & pro-family. The SBE appears to be pro-business and pro-entreprenuerial organization. I've been familiar with the...

The conservative Club for Growth, which has funded campaigns against a few less-than-conservative incumbents in Congress, is planning to develop a new scorecard to evaluate lawmakers. This step is being contemplated by former Rep. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, the new Club for Growth president, because he disagreed with some of the organization's endorsements in the past. Toomey in particular questioned the endorsement of Republican Rep. Rob Simmons of Connecticut, whose lifetime voting is rated at 55 percent by the American Conservative Union. Simmons has ridiculed personal Social Security accounts, voted for the prescription drug bill and most recently opposed the...

Want to see how well your Senator or Representative scored with the ACLU according to their 2003-2004 108th Congress vote record? Go here and here.