VA SB65 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-23 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

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.

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Title

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

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 5-N) (Y: 7 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-23SenatePassed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 5-N)
2017-11-30SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2017-11-30SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100345D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242543(n/a)See Bill Text
242545(n/a)See Bill Text
242614(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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