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SB65

Presidential candidates; federal tax returns & state income tax returns required for ballot access.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Janet Howell (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Presidential candidates; federal tax returns and state income tax returns required for ballot access.

Requires any person seeking the nomination of the national political party for the office of the President or Vice President, in order to have his name appear on the primary or general election ballot, to submit to the State Board his federal tax returns and any income tax returns filed in any state from each year of the five-year period immediately preceding the general election. Any person selected by other groups not qualifying as a political party is also required to submit such returns in order to have his name printed on the general election ballot. The bill requires that such tax returns be publicly available on the Department of Elections website after certain redactions are made. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 11/30/2017 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100345D
  • 11/30/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 01/16/2018 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB65)
  • 01/23/2018 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 5-N)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

RichmondSunlight.com

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