What the Numbers Mean | Our Methodology
CTLCV grades legislators on a 0 to100% scale based on their voting records on bills that affect the environment. In addition to analyzing final House and Senate votes, we looked at every vote cast in each committee along the way. To determine the scores, we gave one point for a pro–environment vote and zero points for an anti–environment vote. Each column in the Scorecard table represents the averages of all relevant votes on a specific bill. The final score shown in this document is the total of all the selected votes. A Note on Abstentions and Absences
Abstentions are not calculated in legislators’ final scores, but absences are. We assigned a half point for absences in recognition that sometimes legislators deliberately miss votes. Of course, sometimes there are valid reasons for absences. But in the end, an absence isn’t as constructive as taking a stand and casting a pro–environment vote. Thus, a half point score for absences is a compromise. We also encourage readers to check how many times your legislators may have missed important votes. Details on How Individual Legislators Voted on Each Bill: Billboards (Bill 5750) Bottle Bill (Bill 357) Inland Wetlands & Watercourses (Bill 5603) Environmental Justice (Bills 118 and 5145) Face of Connecticut (Bill 5873) Fuel Cell Funding (Bill 5681) Global Warming (Bill 5600) On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems (Bill 136) Riverfront Protection (Bill 362) Sustainable Forestry (Bill 5853) Toxins-Lead, Phthalates, BPA (Bill 5601) Toxins -Lead in Children's Products (Bill 5650) Toxins - Flame Retardants (Bill 5805) Vehicle Idling (Bill 123) 
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