In terms of voting records, there is not much to choose between him and Mr Gore.
In other words, politicians get to decide what can or can't be said about their voting records.
Public voting records meant the researchers could figure out how the Facebook message influenced real life voting.
In Britain, the government has hinted that it would like to see funds disclose their voting records.
Third, transparency in the form of published minutes, voting records, and public hearings is far too revolutionary.
Mutual funds, by law must disclose their voting records so many choose just not to take a stand.
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Mr. Sullivan is on the black list because his group spreads the word about the voting records of lawmakers.
In 2009, a political organization in Virginia was accused of breaking the law for exposing voting records publicly.
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Mr McCain has one of the most conservative voting records in the Senate.
It may be disgusting to some, but it turns out that shining a little sunlight on voting records is effective.
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It publishes individual voting records of council members, but not the minutes of these meetings, and no inflation forecast is made public.
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After a multi-year court battle, a judge sided in their favor, ruling that the law forbidding the exposure of voting records was unconstitutional.
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"Whereas, differing views and interpretations are a constitutional right of free speech, fraudulent manipulation of voting records is shameful and needs to be condemned, " he wrote.
Both Manchin and Toomey are self-professed gun lovers who have gotten high marks from the powerful National Rifle Association for their voting records on firearms issues.
The fact that before becoming Vice President Biden had one of the most pro-Iran voting records in the Senate has done nothing to mitigate this perception.
He has one of the most liberal voting records in the Senate, having opposed the Iraq War, the Bush tax cut and Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.
The NRA has long kept a comprehensive scorecard of the voting records of legislators on gun issues, which it combines with campaign contributions to try to influence elections.
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Voting records tell only part of the story, he says.
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America needs the Club for Growth, both as a champion of pro-growth policies, and as an instrument for holding conservatives accountable for their voting records after they get to Congress.
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In a December 2011 op-ed in the Midland Reporter-Telegram, Mr. Seliger assailed Mr. Sullivan for "fraudulent misrepresentation of voting records" and suggested that such critical speech isn't covered by the First Amendment.
Defenders and the PretendersWhile every member of both the Senate and the House of Representatives claims that he or she is strong on national defense, their voting records do not always agree.
The high-stakes battle in Kentucky's 6th District, crucial to Republican hopes of retaining a seven-seat House majority, matches two political veterans with voting records that can be attacked and record-smashing amounts of money to spend.
From his voting records in the Illinois Senate and the US Senate, and in light of his long associations with domestic and foreign policy radicals, these commentators predicted that if elected, Obama's policies would be far to the left of center.
When did voting become a factor in winning records in the famed Guiness Book?
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In some of these same states, including Alabama, Kansas, Tennessee and Florida, legislatures have also passed laws that demand proof of citizenship to register to vote (a tough deal if you don't happen to walk around with a birth certificate, passport or naturalization records in your pocket) or that reduce early voting.
But more secure voting technology is catching on: Utah and Nevada have both added printed records to their touchscreen systems since 2006.
Other baseball players the newspaper said appeared in the records include Washington pitcher Gio Gonzalez, who finished third in last year's NL Cy Young Award voting, and San Diego catcher Yasmani Grandal.
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