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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1097
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 6302
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF PRESIDENTIAL AND
GUBERNATORIAL CANDID ATES' FEDERAL TAX RETURNS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 9-465 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
(a) The name of a candidate shall be placed on the ballot at a 3
primary of a party either: [(a)] (1) By direction of the [secretary] 4
Secretary when he or she determines, within the time specified in 5
section 9-466, as amended by this act, that the candidacy of such 6
person for such party's nomination for President is generally and 7
seriously advocated or recognized according to reports in the national 8
or state news media, unless such candidate files a request as provided 9
in section 9-466, as amended by this act; or [(b)] (2) by petition to the 10
[secretary] Secretary as provided in sections 9-467, 9-468 and 9-469, as 11
amended by this act, provided, in either case, such candidate shall 12
have publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, in 13
accordance with subsection (b) of this section, for the three years 14 Raised Bill No. 1097
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immediately preceding such primary. 15
(b) A candidate shall publicly disclose his or her federal income tax 16
returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the seventy-fifth day 17
preceding the day of the primary, by filing with the Secretary a copy of 18
such returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary for 19
the publication of such returns on the Internet web site of the office of 20
the Secretary of the State, which publication shall occur not later than 21
seven days after such filing. 22
Sec. 2. Section 9-466 of the general statutes is repealed and the 23
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 24
The Secretary shall, at ten o'clock a.m. on the seventy-fourth day 25
preceding the day of the primary, publicly announce a list of 26
candidates whose names are to be placed on the ballot of each party at 27
such primary pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-28
465, as amended by this act, except that the name of each candidate 29
who has failed to publicly disclose his or her federal income tax return, 30
in accordance with subsection (b) of said section, shall not appear on 31
such list. Forthwith upon announcing such list, said Secretary shall 32
notify each such candidate whose name appears on such list, by 33
registered mail with return receipt requested, that his or her name will 34
be included on the ballot unless he or she files with the Secretary, not 35
later than twelve o'clock p.m. of the thirty-sixth day before the 36
primary, a written request, signed by the candidate, to the following 37
effect: "I request that my name be omitted from the ballot at 38
Connecticut's forthcoming .... (name of party) presidential preference 39
primary". The name of any candidate who files a request as provided 40
by this section, within the time specified, shall be omitted from the 41
ballot, but no such withdrawal shall be honored if it is received later 42
than the time specified by this section. 43
Sec. 3. Section 9-469 of the general statutes is repealed and the 44
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 45
The Secretary shall complete tabulation of the signatures on such 46 Raised Bill No. 1097
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petitions not later than the forty-sixth day preceding the day of the 47
primary. The Secretary shall place on the ballot of each party at the 48
primary the name of each candidate whose petition has been signed by 49
a number of enrolled members of such party equal to at least one per 50
cent of the total number of enrolled members of such party in the state, 51
according to the most recent enrollment records on file in the office of 52
the Secretary, provided such candidate shall have publicly disclosed 53
his or her federal income tax returns, in accordance with subsection (b) 54
of section 9-465, as amended by this act, for the three years 55
immediately preceding such primary. No candidate who has filed a 56
statement of consent pursuant to the provisions of section 9-467 and 57
whose name is placed on the ballot pursuant to the provisions of this 58
section shall be permitted to withdraw his or her name from such 59
ballot. 60
Sec. 4. Section 9-175 of the general statutes is repealed and the 61
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 62
(a) (1) The electors in the several towns in the state, at the state 63
election in 1964, and quadrennially thereafter, shall elect electors of 64
President and Vice President of the United States, not exceeding in 65
number the whole number of senators and representatives to which 66
the state is then entitled in the Congress of the United States. Voting 67
shall be conducted and the result declared, and the returns thereof 68
made, as is provided in respect to state elections. The Secretary of the 69
State shall, on or before the first Monday of October of the year in 70
which such presidential electors are to be elected, transmit blank forms 71
to the several town clerks for the return of the votes; and the lists and 72
returns of the votes shall be made out, certified and directed according 73
to such forms. When an election is to be held for the choice of 74
presidential electors, if any political party has nominated candidates 75
for President and Vice President of the United States, and presidential 76
electors to vote for such presidential and vice presidential candidates 77
have been nominated by a political convention of such party in this 78
state, or in such other manner as entitles the names of such electors to 79
be placed upon the official ballots to be used in such election, the 80 Raised Bill No. 1097
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Secretary of the State and any other official charged with the 81
preparation of official ballots to be used in such election, in lieu of 82
placing the names of such presidential electors on such official ballots, 83
shall place on such official ballots a space with the words "Presidential 84
electors for (here insert the last name of the candidate for President, 85
the word 'and' and the last name of the candidate for Vice President)", 86
[; and a vote cast therefor] provided both such nominated candidates 87
of such party shall have publicly disclosed their respective federal 88
income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this 89
subsection, for the three years immediately preceding such election, 90
except as provided in subsection (c) of this section. A vote cast in such 91
space on such official ballots shall be counted, and shall be in all 92
respects effective, as a vote for each of the presidential electors 93
representing such candidates for President and Vice President. 94
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a candidate 95
nominated by a political party for President or Vice President of the 96
United States shall publicly disclose his or her federal income tax 97
returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day 98
preceding such election, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy 99
of such returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary 100
for the publication of such returns on the Internet web site of the office 101
of the Secretary of the State, which publication shall occur not later 102
than seven days after such filing. 103
(b) (1) In the case of a write-in candidate for President of the United 104
States, such candidate may register his or her candidacy with the 105
Secretary of the State by submitting his or her name and the names of a 106
vice presidential candidate and candidates for the office of elector in a 107
number not exceeding the whole number of electors to which the state 108
is then entitled. Such registration shall be on a form prescribed by the 109
Secretary of the State, which form shall include a statement of consent 110
to being a candidate by each proposed candidate for elector and by the 111
candidate for Vice President. Such registration shall not include a 112
designation of political party. A candidate for President may register at 113
any time after January first of the election year and not later than four 114 Raised Bill No. 1097
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o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding the election at which the 115
offices of presidential elector and vice presidential elector are being 116
contested, provided both such candidates for President and Vice 117
President shall have publicly disclosed their respective federal income 118
tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for 119
the three years immediately preceding such election, except as 120
provided in subsection (c) of this section. If a candidate has so 121
registered, a vote may be cast by write-in ballot for such candidate by 122
writing in the last name of the candidate for President and the last 123
name of the candidate for Vice President or only the last name of the 124
candidate for President; such write-in ballot shall be counted, and shall 125
be in all respects effective, as a vote for each of the presidential electors 126
representing such candidates for President and Vice President. No 127
person nominated for the office of President, Vice President, or 128
presidential elector by a major or minor party or by nominating 129
petition shall register as a write-in candidate for such office under the 130
provisions of this section and any such registration of a write-in 131
candidacy filed by such a person shall be void. 132
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a write-in 133
candidate for President or Vice President of the United States shall 134
publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than 135
four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding such election, by 136
filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of such returns and 137
providing written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of 138
such returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 139
State, which publication shall occur not later than seven days after 140
such filing. 141
(c) If a candidate described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section has 142
already publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns in 143
accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-465, as amended by this act, 144
he or she shall not be required to make such disclosure pursuant to 145
this section. 146
Sec. 5. Section 9-388 of the general statutes is repealed and the 147 Raised Bill No. 1097
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 148
(a) Whenever a convention of a political party is held for the 149
endorsement of candidates for nomination to state or district office, 150
each candidate endorsed at such convention shall file with the 151
Secretary of the State a certificate, signed by him or her, stating that he 152
or she was endorsed by such convention, his or her name as he or she 153
authorizes it to appear on the ballot, his or her full residence address 154
and the title and district, if applicable, of the office for which he or she 155
was endorsed. Such certificate shall be attested by either (1) the 156
chairman or presiding officer, or (2) the secretary of such convention 157
and shall be received by the Secretary of the State not later than four 158
o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of such convention. 159
Such certificate shall either be mailed to the Secretary of the State by 160
certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered in person, in 161
which case a receipt indicating the date and time of delivery shall be 162
provided by the Secretary of the State to the person making delivery. If 163
a certificate of a party's endorsement for a particular state or district 164
office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time and, in 165
the case of such endorsement of a candidate for the office of Governor 166
or Lieutenant Governor, if the party-endorsed candidate fails to 167
publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, in accordance 168
with subsection (b) of this section, for the three years immediately 169
preceding the election for which such candidate was endorsed, such 170
certificate shall be invalid and such party, for the purposes of section 9-171
416 and section 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no endorsement 172
of any candidate for such office. If applicable, the chairman of a party's 173
state convention shall, forthwith upon the close of such convention, file 174
with the Secretary of the State the names and full residence addresses 175
of persons selected by such convention as the nominees of such party 176
for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in 177
accordance with the provisions of section 9-175, as amended by this 178
act. 179
(b) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 180
subsection (a) of this section shall publicly disclose his or her federal 181 Raised Bill No. 1097
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income tax returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth 182
day after the close of the state convention, by filing with the Secretary 183
of the State a copy of his or her federal income tax returns and 184
providing written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of 185
such returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 186
State, which publication shall occur not later than seven days after 187
such filing. 188
Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-400 of the general statutes 189
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 190
October 1, 2019): 191
(a) (1) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a state 192
office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 193
upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in any 194
municipality within the state and who has either [(1)] (A) received at 195
least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present 196
and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed 197
endorsement of a candidate for such state office, whether or not the 198
party-endorsed candidate for such office received a unanimous vote on 199
the last ballot, or [(2)] (B) circulated a petition and obtained the 200
signatures of at least two per cent of the enrolled members of such 201
party in the state, in accordance with the provisions of sections 9-404a 202
to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies described in [subdivision (1) of this 203
subsection] subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be filed by 204
submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 205
on the fourteenth day following the close of the state convention, a 206
certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either [(A)] (i) the 207
chairman or presiding officer, or [(B)] (ii) the secretary of the 208
convention, that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of 209
such votes, and that such candidate consents to be a candidate in a 210
primary of such party for such state office. Such certificate shall specify 211
the candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the 212
ballot, the candidate's full residence address and the title of the office 213
for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a state 214
office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time and, in 215 Raised Bill No. 1097
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the case of such certificate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant 216
Governor, if the candidate fails to publicly disclose his or her federal 217
income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this 218
subsection, for the three years immediately preceding the primary for 219
which such certificate is being filed, such certificate shall be invalid 220
and such party, for the purposes of sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be 221
deemed to have made no valid certification of candidacy for 222
nomination [by a political party for] to such state office. A single such 223
certificate or petition for state office may be filed on behalf of two or 224
more candidates for different state offices who consent to have their 225
names appear on a single row of the primary ballot under subsection 226
(b) of section 9-437. Candidacies described in [subdivision (2) of this 227
subsection] subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall be filed by 228
submitting said petition not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-229
third day preceding the day of the primary for such office to the 230
registrar of voters of the towns in which the respective petition pages 231
were circulated. Each registrar shall file each page of such petition with 232
the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 233
9-404c. A petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for state office 234
shall be invalid for such candidate if such candidate is certified as the 235
party-endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by 236
this act, [or] is certified as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the 237
convention vote for such office pursuant to this subsection or, in the 238
case of a petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for Governor or 239
Lieutenant Governor, if such candidate fails to publicly disclose his or 240
her federal income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (3) of 241
this subsection, for the three years immediately preceding the primary 242
for which such petition is being filed. Except as provided in section 9-243
416a, upon the expiration of the time period for party endorsement 244
and circulation and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one 245
or more candidacies for such state office have been filed pursuant to 246
the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 247
town clerks and registrars of voters in accordance with the provisions 248
of section 9-433, that a primary for such state office shall be held in 249
each municipality in accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 250 Raised Bill No. 1097
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(2) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 251
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall publicly 252
disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 253
o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of the state 254
convention, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of his or her 255
federal income tax returns and providing written authorization to the 256
Secretary for the publication of such returns on the Internet web site of 257
the office of the Secretary of the State, which publication shall occur 258
not later than seven days after such filing. 259
(3) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 260
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall publicly 261
disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 262
o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 263
for such office, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of his or 264
her federal income tax returns and providing written authorization to 265
the Secretary for the publication of such returns on the Internet web 266
site of the office of the Secretary of the State, which publication shall 267
occur not later than seven days after such filing. 268
(b) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a district 269
office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 270
upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within the 271
district the person seeks to represent that is in the office of the 272
Secretary of the State at the end of the last day prior to the convention 273
for the party from which the person seeks nomination and who has 274
either (1) received at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the 275
convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on 276
the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for such 277
district office, whether or not the party-endorsed candidate for such 278
office received a unanimous vote on the last ballot, or (2) circulated a 279
petition and obtained the signatures of at least two per cent of the 280
enrolled members of such party in the district for the district office of 281
representative in Congress, and at least five per cent of the enrolled 282
members of such party in the district for the district offices of state 283
senator, state representative and judge of probate, in accordance with 284 Raised Bill No. 1097
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the provisions of sections 9-404a to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies 285
described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be filed by 286
submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 287
on the fourteenth day following the close of the district convention, a 288
certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either (A) the 289
chairman or presiding officer, or (B) the secretary of the convention, 290
that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of such votes, and 291
that the candidate consents to be a candidate in a primary of such 292
party for such district office. Such certificate shall specify the 293
candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the ballot, 294
the candidate's full residence address and the title and district of the 295
office for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a 296
district office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time, 297
such certificate shall be invalid and such party, for the purposes of 298
sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no valid 299
certification of candidacy for nomination [by a political party for] to 300
such district office. Candidacies described in subdivision (2) of this 301
subsection shall be filed by submitting said petition not later than four 302
o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 303
for such office to the registrar of voters of the towns in which the 304
respective petition pages were circulated. Each registrar shall file each 305
page of such petition with the Secretary in accordance with the 306
provisions of section 9-404c. A petition may only be filed by or on 307
behalf of a candidate for the district office of state senator, state 308
representative or judge of probate who is not certified as the party-309
endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, 310
or as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such 311
office pursuant to this subsection. A petition filed by or on behalf of a 312
candidate for the district office of representative in Congress shall be 313
invalid if said candidate is certified as the party-endorsed candidate 314
pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, or as receiving at 315
least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such office pursuant to 316
this subsection. Except as provided in section 9-416a, upon the 317
expiration of the time period for party endorsement and circulation 318
and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one or more 319 Raised Bill No. 1097
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candidacies for such district office have been filed pursuant to the 320
provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 321
town clerks within the district, in accordance with the provisions of 322
section 9-433, that a primary for such district office shall be held in 323
each municipality and each part of a municipality within the district in 324
accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 325
Sec. 7. Section 9-379 of the general statutes is repealed and the 326
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 327
[No name of any candidate shall be printed on any official ballot at 328
any election except the name of a candidate nominated by a major or 329
minor party unless a nominating petition for such candidate is 330
approved by the Secretary of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 331
9-453p, inclusive.] (a) If a candidate is nominated by a major or minor 332
party for an office to be voted upon at an election, or if a nominating 333
petition of a candidate for any such office is approved by the Secretary 334
of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 9-453p, inclusive, the 335
name of such candidate shall be printed on the official ballot at the 336
election for such office. 337
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 338
section, in the case of a candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor 339
described in said subsection, the name of such candidate shall not be 340
printed on the official ballot at the election for such office unless such 341
candidate has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, 342
in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three 343
years immediately preceding such election. 344
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a 345
candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall publicly disclose 346
his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. 347
on the sixty-third day preceding such election, by filing with the 348
Secretary of the State a copy of such returns and providing written 349
authorization to the Secretary for the publication of such returns on the 350
Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the State, which 351 Raised Bill No. 1097
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publication shall occur not later than seven days after such filing. 352
(B) If a candidate described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 353
has already publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns in 354
accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-388, as amended by this act, 355
or subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of subsection (a) of section 9-356
400, as amended by this act, he or she shall not be required to make 357
such disclosure pursuant to this subsection. 358
Sec. 8. Section 9-181 of the general statutes is repealed and the 359
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 360
At the state election to be held in 1966, and quadrennially thereafter, 361
there shall be elected a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, 362
Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General to hold their respective 363
offices from the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January 364
next succeeding their election until the Wednesday following the first 365
Monday of the fifth January succeeding their election and until their 366
successors are qualified. When any political party has nominated 367
candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, their 368
names shall be so placed upon the ballot in any such election that any 369
elector will cast a single vote for both candidates, except that the name 370
of neither such candidate shall be placed upon such ballot unless both 371
such candidates publicly disclose their respective federal income tax 372
returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-379, as amended 373
by this act. 374
Sec. 9. Section 9-373a of the general statutes is repealed and the 375
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 376
(a) Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, 377
district or municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall 378
register his or her candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form 379
prescribed by the Secretary. The registration shall include the 380
candidate's name and address, the designation and term of the office 381
sought, a statement of consent to the candidacy, and any other 382
information which the Secretary deems necessary. In the case of a 383 Raised Bill No. 1097
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write-in candidacy for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, 384
the registration shall include a candidate for each of those offices, or 385
shall be void. The registration shall not include a designation of any 386
political party. The registration shall be filed with the Secretary not 387
more than ninety days prior to the election at which the office is to be 388
filled and not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day 389
preceding the election, or the registration shall be void. No person 390
nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating 391
petition shall register as a write-in candidate for that office under the 392
provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy 393
filed by such a person shall be void. Notwithstanding any provision of 394
this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in 395
candidate for the municipal office of town meeting member in any 396
town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or 397
more members shall register his or her candidacy with the town clerk 398
of such town not later than the last business day preceding such 399
election. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a district or 400
municipal office if such person's name appears on the last-completed 401
registry list of the district or municipality represented by such office, as 402
the case may be. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a 403
state office if such person's name appears on the last-completed 404
registry list of the state. 405
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 406
section, the registration of a write-in candidacy for the office of 407
Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be void unless such candidate 408
has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, in 409
accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three years 410
immediately preceding such election. 411
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a 412
write-in candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall publicly 413
disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 414
o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding such election, by filing 415
with the Secretary of the State a copy of such returns and providing 416
written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of such 417 Raised Bill No. 1097
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returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 418
State, which publication shall occur not later than seven days after 419
such filing. 420
(B) If a candidate described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision 421
has already publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns in 422
accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-388, as amended by this act, 423
or subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of subsection (a) of section 9-424
400, as amended by this act, he or she shall not be required to make 425
such disclosure pursuant to this subsection. 426
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 9-465
Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 9-466
Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 9-469
Sec. 4 October 1, 2019 9-175
Sec. 5 October 1, 2019 9-388
Sec. 6 October 1, 2019 9-400(a) and (b)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2019 9-379
Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 9-181
Sec. 9 October 1, 2019 9-373a
Statement of Purpose:
To require presidential and gubernatorial candidates to publicly
disclose a minimum of their past three years' worth of tax returns in
order to gain access to the primary and general election ballots.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]