Maryland Senate passes bill requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns

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r. Muster.

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Anonymous wrote:The MD-House will pass a bill giving the middle finger to Trump.

There will be a yuge court battle, though, over where states can draw the line

Trump may well decide to skip being on the ballot in MD. It would be the first time a major party candidate has NOT been on the ballot in a state since LBJ wasn't on the ballot in Alabama in 1964.

Yeah, but Hogan still has to sign it. Which he probably won't.

Whether Hogan signs it or not really doesnt matter because the bill is unconstitutional grandstanding. Also- it's not like Trump or any other Republican will win MD anyway so this bill is a ceremonial waste of time.

Why do you assume only Republicans will refuse to release their tax returns?

Because historically only Republicans have?

+1 lol

Is Bernie Sanders a Republican?

Bernie Sanders released his returns when he ran for President. It's just Trump who decided it would be too inconvenient to have transparency given his murky past (and present).

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Anonymous wrote:How can a state impose a requirement on a federal candidate? I’m pretty sure that this is unconstitutional.

And you would be wrong. Do some research on Ballot Access Laws. BALs are state laws that regulate how candidates appear on the ballot. There are no federal requirements for who appears on the ballots in each individual state.

https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_for_presidential_candidates

www.ballotpedia.og wrote:In order to get on the ballot, a candidate for president of the United States must meet a variety of complex, state-specific filing requirements and deadlines.
These regulations, known as ballot access laws, determine whether a candidate or party will appear on an election ballot. These laws are set at the state level. A presidential candidate must prepare to meet ballot access requirements well in advance of primaries, caucuses, and the general election.

http://www.fairvote.org/the-worst-ballot-access-laws-in-the-united-states

www.fairvote.org wrote:Ballot access laws define the scope of voter choice.
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Ballot access law is state law; every state can decide how candidates achieve representation on their ballots,

The US Supreme Court has narrowly limited what ballot access laws can do. The tax returns law wouldn't pass muste.

Citation? From what I've seen, the SCOTUS has only voiced opinions regarding excessive restrictions on either candidate registration fees or number of signatures required for various aspects of registration. I've seen nothing that indicates that a candidate cannot be required to provide additional documentation available to him/her.

Here's one of the sites I checked:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/background/ballot/supreme.htm