Bill Texts: IL SB0982 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that no candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot for the general election if that candidate has not released his or her tax returns at least 5 days prior to the date set for certification of the ballot for the general election. Defines "released his or her tax returns" to mean that the tax returns filed with the federal Internal Revenue Service for the 5 most recent years in which tax returns have been filed by the candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States have been filed with the Secretary of State. Requires the Secretary of State to post the tax returns on the Secretary of State's website and to certify that the tax returns have been filed to the State Board of Elections. Allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement the provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0982 Detail]

Bill Drafts

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Engrossed2017-04-27HTML/TextLinkView
Introduced2017-02-07HTML/TextLinkView

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB0982

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