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California May Require Future Presidential Candidates’ Tax Returns

May 26, 2017 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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If you want to be on the Presidential ballot in future California elections, you may need to show your tax returns, unlike the current President. A Ballot Access News article by expert Richard Winger had the latest news:

On May 25, the California Senate Appropriations Committee passed SB 149 by 5-2. It bars candidates from the presidential primary unless they submit copies of their income tax returns for the last five years. The bill even applies to write-in candidates in a presidential primary. But it does not apply to independent presidential candidates.

Here is the text of the California Senate bill introduced by Senators McGuire and Wiener that includes:

This bill would enact the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act, which would require a candidate for President, in order to have his or her name placed upon a primary election ballot, to file his or her income tax returns for the 5 most recent taxable years, if applicable, with the Secretary of State. State.

The California Senate Appropriations Committee meets in Sacramento, CA and can be reached at (916) 651-4101.

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Election Transparency, Money Politics

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