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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1097
January Session, 2019
AN ACT REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF PRESIDENT IAL 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 Section 9-465 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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 no candidate may be placed on the 12
ballot under subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection unless such 13
candidate has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, 14
in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, for the three years 15
immediately preceding such primary. 16
(b) A candidate described in subsection (a) of this section shall 17
publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than 18
four o'clock p.m. on the seventy-fifth day preceding the day of the 19
primary, by filing with the Secretary a copy of the returns and 20 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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providing written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of 21
the returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 22
State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the Internet web site of 23
the office not later than seven days after such filing. 24
Sec. 2. Section 9-466 of the general statutes is repealed and the 25
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 26
The Secretary shall, at ten o'clock a.m. on the seventy-fourth day 27
preceding the day of the primary, publicly announce a list of 28
candidates whose names are to be placed on the ballot of each party at 29
such primary pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-30
465, as amended by this act, except that the Secretary shall omit from 31
such list the name of each candidate who has failed to publicly disclose 32
his or her federal income tax return, in accordance with subsection (b) 33
of said section. Forthwith upon announcing such list, said Secretary 34
shall notify each such candidate whose name appears on such list, by 35
registered mail with return receipt requested, that his or her name will 36
be included on the ballot unless he or she files with the Secretary, not 37
later than twelve o'clock p.m. of the thirty-sixth day before the 38
primary, a written request, signed by the candidate, to the following 39
effect: "I request that my name be omitted from the ballot at 40
Connecticut's forthcoming .... (name of party) presidential preference 41
primary". The name of any candidate who files a request as provided 42
[by] in this section, within the time specified, shall be omitted from the 43
ballot, but no such withdrawal shall be honored if it is received later 44
than the time specified [by] in this section. 45
Sec. 3. Section 9-469 of the general statutes is repealed and the 46
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 47
The Secretary shall complete tabulation of the signatures on such 48
petitions not later than the forty-sixth day preceding the day of the 49
primary. The Secretary shall place on the ballot of each party at the 50
primary the name of each candidate whose petition has been signed by 51
a number of enrolled members of such party equal to at least one per 52 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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cent of the total number of enrolled members of such party in the state, 53
according to the most recent enrollment records on file in the office of 54
the Secretary, provided no candidate may be placed on the ballot 55
under this section unless such candidate has publicly disclosed his or 56
her federal income tax returns, in accordance with subsection (b) of 57
section 9-465, as amended by this act, for the three years immediately 58
preceding such primary. No candidate who has filed a statement of 59
consent pursuant to the provisions of section 9-467 and whose name is 60
placed on the ballot pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be 61
permitted to withdraw his or her name from such ballot. 62
Sec. 4. Section 9-175 of the general statutes is repealed and the 63
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 64
(a) (1) The electors in the several towns in the state, at the state 65
election in 1964, and quadrennially thereafter, shall elect electors of 66
President and Vice President of the United States, not exceeding in 67
number the whole number of senators and representatives to which 68
the state is then entitled in the Congress of the United States. Voting 69
shall be conducted and the result declared, and the returns thereof 70
made, as is provided in respect to state elections. The Secretary of the 71
State shall, on or before the first Monday of October of the year in 72
which such presidential electors are to be elected, transmit blank forms 73
to the several town clerks for the return of the votes; and the lists and 74
returns of the votes shall be made out, certified and directed according 75
to such forms. When an election is to be held for the choice of 76
presidential electors, if any political party has nominated candidates 77
for President and Vice President of the United States, and presidential 78
electors to vote for such presidential and vice presidential candidates 79
have been nominated by a political convention of such party in this 80
state, or in such other manner as entitles the names of such electors to 81
be placed upon the official ballots to be used in such election, the 82
Secretary of the State and any other official charged with the 83
preparation of official ballots to be used in such election, in lieu of 84
placing the names of such presidential electors on such official ballots, 85 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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shall place on such official ballots a space with the words "Presidential 86
electors for (here insert the last name of the candidate for President, 87
the word 'and' and the last name of the candidate for Vice President)", 88
[; and a vote cast therefor] provided each such candidate of such party 89
has publicly disclosed his or her respective federal income tax returns, 90
in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three 91
years immediately preceding such election, except as provided in 92
subsection (c) of this section. A vote cast in such space on such official 93
ballots shall be counted, and shall be in all respects effective, as a vote 94
for each of the presidential electors representing such candidates for 95
President and Vice President. 96
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a candidate 97
nominated by a political party for President or Vice President of the 98
United States shall publicly disclose his or her federal income tax 99
returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day 100
preceding such election, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy 101
of the returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary for 102
the publication of the returns on the Internet web site of the office of 103
the Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the 104
Internet web site of the office not later than seven days after such 105
filing. 106
(b) (1) In the case of a write-in candidate for President of the United 107
States, such candidate may register his or her candidacy with the 108
Secretary of the State by submitting his or her name and the names of a 109
vice presidential candidate and candidates for the office of elector in a 110
number not exceeding the whole number of electors to which the state 111
is then entitled. Such registration shall be on a form prescribed by the 112
Secretary of the State, which form shall include a statement of consent 113
to being a candidate by each proposed candidate for elector and by the 114
candidate for Vice President. Such registration shall not include a 115
designation of political party. A candidate for President may register at 116
any time after January first of the election year and not later than four 117
o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding the election at which the 118 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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offices of presidential elector and vice presidential elector are being 119
contested, provided each such candidate has publicly disclosed his or 120
her respective federal income tax returns, in accordance with 121
subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three years immediately 122
preceding such election, except as provided in subsection (c) of this 123
section. If a candidate has so registered, a vote may be cast by write-in 124
ballot for such candidate by writing in the last name of the candidate 125
for President and the last name of the candidate for Vice President or 126
only the last name of the candidate for President; such write-in ballot 127
shall be counted, and shall be in all respects effective, as a vote for each 128
of the presidential electors representing such candidates for President 129
and Vice President. No person nominated for the office of President, 130
Vice President, or presidential elector by a major or minor party or by 131
nominating petition shall register as a write-in candidate for such 132
office under the provisions of this section and any such registration of 133
a write-in candidacy filed by such a person shall be void. 134
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a write-in 135
candidate for President or Vice President of the United States shall 136
publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than 137
four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding such election, by 138
filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of the returns and 139
providing written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of 140
the returns on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 141
State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the Internet web site of 142
the office not later than seven days after such filing. 143
(c) A candidate who has already publicly disclosed his or her 144
federal income tax returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 145
9-465, as amended by this act, shall not be required to make such 146
disclosure pursuant to this section. 147
Sec. 5. Section 9-388 of the general statutes is repealed and the 148
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 149
(a) Whenever a convention of a political party is held for the 150 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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endorsement of candidates for nomination to state or district office, 151
each candidate endorsed at such convention shall file with the 152
Secretary of the State a certificate, signed by him or her, stating that he 153
or she was endorsed by such convention, his or her name as he or she 154
authorizes it to appear on the ballot, his or her full residence address 155
and the title and district, if applicable, of the office for which he or she 156
was endorsed. Such certificate shall be attested by either (1) the 157
chairman or presiding officer, or (2) the secretary of such convention 158
and shall be received by the Secretary of the State not later than four 159
o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of such convention. 160
Such certificate shall either be mailed to the Secretary of the State by 161
certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered in person, in 162
which case a receipt indicating the date and time of delivery shall be 163
provided by the Secretary of the State to the person making delivery. If 164
a certificate of a party's endorsement for a particular state or district 165
office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time and, in 166
the case of such endorsement of a candidate for the office of Governor 167
or Lieutenant Governor, if the party-endorsed candidate fails to 168
publicly disclose his or her federal income tax returns, in accordance 169
with subsection (b) of this section, for the three years immediately 170
preceding the election for which such candidate was endorsed, such 171
certificate shall be invalid and such party, for the purposes of section 9-172
416 and section 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no endorsement 173
of any candidate for such office. If applicable, the chairman of a party's 174
state convention shall, forthwith upon the close of such convention, file 175
with the Secretary of the State the names and full residence addresses 176
of persons selected by such convention as the nominees of such party 177
for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in 178
accordance with the provisions of section 9-175, as amended by this 179
act. 180
(b) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 181
subsection (a) of this section shall publicly disclose his or her federal 182
income tax returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth 183
day after the close of the state convention, by filing with the Secretary 184 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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of the State a copy of the returns and providing written authorization 185
to the Secretary for the publication of the returns on the Internet web 186
site of the office of the Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall 187
publish the returns on the Internet web site of the office not later than 188
seven days after such filing. 189
Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-400 of the general statutes 190
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 191
October 1, 2019): 192
(a) (1) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a state 193
office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 194
upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in any 195
municipality within the state and who has either [(1)] (A) received at 196
least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present 197
and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed 198
endorsement of a candidate for such state office, whether or not the 199
party-endorsed candidate for such office received a unanimous vote on 200
the last ballot, or [(2)] (B) circulated a petition and obtained the 201
signatures of at least two per cent of the enrolled members of such 202
party in the state, in accordance with the provisions of sections 9-404a 203
to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies described in [subdivision (1) of this 204
subsection] subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be filed by 205
submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 206
on the fourteenth day following the close of the state convention, a 207
certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either [(A)] (i) the 208
chairman or presiding officer, or [(B)] (ii) the secretary of the 209
convention, that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of 210
such votes, and that such candidate consents to be a candidate in a 211
primary of such party for such state office. Such certificate shall specify 212
the candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the 213
ballot, the candidate's full residence address and the title of the office 214
for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a state 215
office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time and, in 216
the case of such certificate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant 217 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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Governor, if the candidate fails to publicly disclose his or her federal 218
income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (2) of this 219
subsection, for the three years immediately preceding the primary for 220
which such certificate is being filed, such certificate shall be invalid 221
and such party, for the purposes of sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be 222
deemed to have made no valid certification of candidacy for 223
nomination [by a political party for] to such state office. A single such 224
certificate or petition for state office may be filed on behalf of two or 225
more candidates for different state offices who consent to have their 226
names appear on a single row of the primary ballot under subsection 227
(b) of section 9-437. Candidacies described in [subdivision (2) of this 228
subsection] subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall be filed by 229
submitting said petition not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-230
third day preceding the day of the primary for such office to the 231
registrar of voters of the towns in which the respective petition pages 232
were circulated. Each registrar shall file each page of such petition with 233
the Secretary of the State in accordance with the provisions of section 234
9-404c. A petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for state office 235
shall be invalid for such candidate if such candidate is certified as the 236
party-endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by 237
this act, [or] is certified as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the 238
convention vote for such office pursuant to this subsection or, in the 239
case of a petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for Governor or 240
Lieutenant Governor, if such candidate fails to publicly disclose his or 241
her federal income tax returns, in accordance with subdivision (3) of 242
this subsection, for the three years immediately preceding the primary 243
for which such petition is being filed. Except as provided in section 9-244
416a, upon the expiration of the time period for party endorsement 245
and circulation and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one 246
or more candidacies for such state office have been filed pursuant to 247
the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 248
town clerks and registrars of voters in accordance with the provisions 249
of section 9-433, that a primary for such state office shall be held in 250
each municipality in accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 251 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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(2) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 252
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall publicly 253
disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 254
o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of the state 255
convention, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of the 256
returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary for the 257
publication of the returns on the Internet web site of the office of the 258
Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the 259
Internet web site of the office not later than seven days after such 260
filing. 261
(3) A candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor described in 262
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall publicly 263
disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 264
o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 265
for such office, by filing with the Secretary of the State a copy of the 266
returns and providing written authorization to the Secretary for the 267
publication of the returns on the Internet web site of the office of the 268
Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall publish the returns on the 269
Internet web site of the office not later than seven days after such 270
filing. 271
(b) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a district 272
office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 273
upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within the 274
district the person seeks to represent that is in the office of the 275
Secretary of the State at the end of the last day prior to the convention 276
for the party from which the person seeks nomination and who has 277
either (1) received at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the 278
convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on 279
the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for such 280
district office, whether or not the party-endorsed candidate for such 281
office received a unanimous vote on the last ballot, or (2) circulated a 282
petition and obtained the signatures of at least two per cent of the 283
enrolled members of such party in the district for the district office of 284 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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representative in Congress, and at least five per cent of the enrolled 285
members of such party in the district for the district offices of state 286
senator, state representative and judge of probate, in accordance with 287
the provisions of sections 9-404a to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies 288
described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be filed by 289
submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 290
on the fourteenth day following the close of the district convention, a 291
certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either (A) the 292
chairman or presiding officer, or (B) the secretary of the convention, 293
that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of such votes, and 294
that the candidate consents to be a candidate in a primary of such 295
party for such district office. Such certificate shall specify the 296
candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the ballot, 297
the candidate's full residence address and the title and district of the 298
office for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a 299
district office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time, 300
such certificate shall be invalid and such party, for the purposes of 301
sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no valid 302
certification of candidacy for nomination [by a political party for] to 303
such district office. Candidacies described in subdivision (2) of this 304
subsection shall be filed by submitting said petition not later than four 305
o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 306
for such office to the registrar of voters of the towns in which the 307
respective petition pages were circulated. Each registrar shall file each 308
page of such petition with the Secretary in accordance with the 309
provisions of section 9-404c. A petition may only be filed by or on 310
behalf of a candidate for the district office of state senator, state 311
representative or judge of probate who is not certified as the party-312
endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, 313
or as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such 314
office pursuant to this subsection. A petition filed by or on behalf of a 315
candidate for the district office of representative in Congress shall be 316
invalid if said candidate is certified as the party-endorsed candidate 317
pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, or as receiving at 318
least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such office pursuant to 319 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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this subsection. Except as provided in section 9-416a, upon the 320
expiration of the time period for party endorsement and circulation 321
and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one or more 322
candidacies for such district office have been filed pursuant to the 323
provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 324
town clerks within the district, in accordance with the provisions of 325
section 9-433, that a primary for such district office shall be held in 326
each municipality and each part of a municipality within the district in 327
accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 328
Sec. 7. Section 9-379 of the general statutes is repealed and the 329
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 330
(a) [No name of any candidate shall be printed on any official ballot 331
at any election except the name of a candidate nominated by a major or 332
minor party unless a nominating petition for such candidate is 333
approved by the Secretary of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 334
9-453p, inclusive.] If a candidate is nominated by a major or minor 335
party for an office to be voted upon at an election, or if a nominating 336
petition of a candidate for any such office is approved by the Secretary 337
of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 9-453p, inclusive, the 338
name of such candidate shall be printed on the official ballot at the 339
election for such office. 340
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 341
section, in the case of a candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor 342
described in said subsection, the name of such candidate shall not be 343
printed on the official ballot at the election for such office unless such 344
candidate has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, 345
in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three 346
years immediately preceding such election. 347
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a 348
candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall publicly disclose 349
his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four o'clock p.m. 350
on the sixty-third day preceding such election, by filing with the 351 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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Secretary of the State a copy of the returns and providing written 352
authorization to the Secretary for the publication of the returns on the 353
Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the State. The 354
Secretary shall publish the returns on the Internet web site of the office 355
not later than seven days after such filing. 356
(B) A candidate who has already publicly disclosed his or her 357
federal income tax returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 358
9-388, as amended by this act, or subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of 359
subsection (a) of section 9-400, as amended by this act, shall not be 360
required to make such disclosure pursuant to this subsection. 361
Sec. 8. Section 9-181 of the general statutes is repealed and the 362
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 363
At the state election to be held in 1966, and quadrennially thereafter, 364
there shall be elected a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, 365
Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General to hold their respective 366
offices from the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January 367
next succeeding their election until the Wednesday following the first 368
Monday of the fifth January succeeding their election and until their 369
successors are qualified. When any political party has nominated 370
candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, their 371
names shall be so placed upon the ballot in any such election that any 372
elector will cast a single vote for both candidates, except that the 373
names of such candidates shall not be placed upon such ballot unless 374
both such candidates publicly disclose their respective federal income 375
tax returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-379, as 376
amended by this act. 377
Sec. 9. Section 9-373a of the general statutes is repealed and the 378
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 379
(a) Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, 380
district or municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall 381
register his or her candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form 382 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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prescribed by the Secretary. The registration shall include the 383
candidate's name and address, the designation and term of the office 384
sought, a statement of consent to the candidacy, and any other 385
information which the Secretary deems necessary. In the case of a 386
write-in candidacy for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, 387
the registration shall include a candidate for each of those offices, or 388
shall be void. The registration shall not include a designation of any 389
political party. The registration shall be filed with the Secretary not 390
more than ninety days prior to the election at which the office is to be 391
filled and not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day 392
preceding the election, or the registration shall be void. No person 393
nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating 394
petition shall register as a write-in candidate for that office under the 395
provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy 396
filed by such a person shall be void. Notwithstanding any provision of 397
this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in 398
candidate for the municipal office of town meeting member in any 399
town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or 400
more members shall register his or her candidacy with the town clerk 401
of such town not later than the last business day preceding such 402
election. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a district or 403
municipal office if such person's name appears on the last-completed 404
registry list of the district or municipality represented by such office, as 405
the case may be. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a 406
state office if such person's name appears on the last-completed 407
registry list of the state. 408
(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this 409
section, the registration of a write-in candidacy for the office of 410
Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall be void unless such candidate 411
has publicly disclosed his or her federal income tax returns, in 412
accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the three years 413
immediately preceding such election. 414
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, a 415 Substitute Bill No. 1097
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write-in candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall publicly 416
disclose his or her federal income tax returns, not later than four 417
o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding such election, by filing 418
with the Secretary of the State a copy of the returns and providing 419
written authorization to the Secretary for the publication of the returns 420
on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the State. The 421
Secretary shall publish the returns on the Internet web site of the office 422
not later than seven days after such filing. 423
(B) A candidate who has already publicly disclosed his or her 424
federal income tax returns in accordance with subsection (b) of section 425
9-388, as amended by this act, or subdivision (2) or (3), as applicable, of 426
subsection (a) of section 9-400, as amended by this act, shall not be 427
required to make such disclosure pursuant to this subsection. 428
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 Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1, ", in either case, such candidate shall have" was changed
to "no candidate may be placed on the ballot under subdivision (1) or
(2) of this subsection unless such candidate has" in Subsec. (a) for
accuracy and clarity, and "described in subsection (a)" was inserted
after "A candidate" in Subsec. (b) for accuracy; in Section 2, "the
Secretary shall omit from such list" was inserted after "except that" and
"shall not appear on such list" was deleted for clarity; in Section 3,
"such candidate shall have" was changed to "no candidate may be
placed on the ballot under this section unless such candidate has" for
accuracy and clarity; in Section 4, "both such nominated candidates of Substitute Bill No. 1097
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such party shall have" was changed to "each such candidate of such
party has" in Subsec. (a)(1) and "both such candidates for President
and Vice President shall have" was changed to "each such candidate
has" in Subsec. (b)(1) for clarity; in Section 8, "name of neither such
candidate shall" was changed to "names of such candidates shall not"
for clarity; in Section 4(c), Section 7(b)(2)(B) and Section 9(b)(2)(B), the
provision was restructured for clarity; in Section 5(b) and Sections
6(a)(2) and 6(a)(3), "copy of his or her federal tax returns" was changed
to "copy of the returns" for clarity and consistency; and throughout,
"office of the Secretary of the State, which publication shall occur" was
changed to "office of the Secretary of the State. The Secretary shall
publish the returns on the Internet web site of the office" for clarity.
GAE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO