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Shelton voted for the adoption of the biennial state budgets in 2011 and supported a resolution to reduce funding for state agencies, which passed the House, 84-63. He voted to extend the [[sales tax]] to [[Internet]] transactions to match existing laws for brick and mortar stores; the measure passed the House, 125-20. Shelton voted to prohibit [[smoking]] in public places; the bill passed the House, 73-66. He voted to establish eligibility for indigent health care. He sponsored the bill to establish corporal punishment in public schools; the measure passed the House, 80-64. Shelton voted to require that student centers at state colleges and universities in their construction and operation be cognizant of traditional family values; the measure passed the House, 110-24. To guarantee the integrity of the election process, Shelton co-sponsored picture identification of voters.<ref name=votingrecords/> The law finally took effect in October 2013 and was used widely without incident in the primaries on March 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/texas-voter-id-law-into-effect_n_4138138.html|title=Texas Voter ID Officially Takes Effect|date=October 21, 2013|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=March 16, 2014}}</ref>​

Shelton voted for the adoption of the biennial state budgets in 2011 and supported a resolution to reduce funding for state agencies, which passed the House, 84-63. He voted to extend the [[sales tax]] to [[Internet]] transactions to match existing laws for brick and mortar stores; the measure passed the House, 125-20. Shelton voted to prohibit [[smoking]] in public places; the bill passed the House, 73-66. He voted to establish eligibility for indigent health care. He sponsored the bill to establish corporal punishment in public schools; the measure passed the House, 80-64. Shelton voted to require that student centers at state colleges and universities in their construction and operation be cognizant of traditional family values; the measure passed the House, 110-24. To guarantee the integrity of the election process, Shelton co-sponsored picture identification of voters.<ref name=votingrecords/> The law finally took effect in October 2013 and was used widely without incident in the primaries on March 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/texas-voter-id-law-into-effect_n_4138138.html|title=Texas Voter ID Officially Takes Effect|date=October 21, 2013|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=March 16, 2014}}</ref>​

 

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[[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Shelton 32 percent favorable in 2011 but 75 percent in 2009. The Young Conservatives of Texas in 2011 netted him a lifetime score of 71 percent. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated Shelton 38 percent favorable in 2011 but 85 percent two years earlier in 2009. The Texas Association of Business gave him a cumulative score of 91 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated Shelton 69 percent in 2011; the [[Sierra Club]], 33 percent. The [[National Rifle Association]] scored him 92 percent in 2012 and  "A" in his previous legislative session. In 2009, the Libertarian Party of Texas rated Shelton 59 percent on both personal liberties and economic issues.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/102058/mark-shelton#.Uzg_sMtOUfg|title=Mark Shelton's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>​

[[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Shelton 32 percent favorable in 2011 but 75 percent in 2009. The Young Conservatives of Texas in 2011 netted him a lifetime score of 71 percent. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, founded by Michael Quinn Sullivan, rated Shelton 38 percent favorable in 2011 but 85 percent two years earlier in 2009. The Texas Association of Business gave him a cumulative score of 91 percent. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated Shelton 69 percent in 2011; the [[Sierra Club]], 33 percent. The [[National Rifle Association]] scored him 92 percent in 2012 and  "A" in his previous legislative session. In 2009, the Libertarian Party of Texas rated Shelton 59 percent on both personal liberties and economic issues.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/102058/mark-shelton#.Uzg_sMtOUfg|title=Mark Shelton's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>​