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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 79
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 895
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. BERGSTEIN, 36th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES'
FEDERAL TAX RETURNS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit 1
presidential candidates from appearing on the presidential preference 2
primary and general election ballots, unless they file their tax returns 3
for the past five years with the Secretary of the State, and (2) require 4
the Secretary to redact information on such tax returns as deemed 5
appropriate and publish such redacted tax returns on the Secretary's 6
Internet web site. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To require presidential candidates to publicly disclose their past five
years' worth of tax returns in order to gain access to the primary and
general election ballots.