California governor signs bill requiring Trump release his tax returns to appear on ballot

The Hill ^ | July 30, 2019 | Chris Mills Rodrigo

[CJ Wolf]

Is He afraid Trump will win California?

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Release YOUR taxes Newsom.

He did. California governor candidate Gavin Newsom releases tax returns

[Regulator]

Oh come on, that’s just 2010 - 2015! Where’s 2017-2018?!

We wanna see if he declares the Mordida he’s collected so far!

[Retvet]

This should ally to all politicians or none.

[Kazan]

Does this law require the Democrat candidates to release their taxes?

[petitfour]

They should start with requiring a certified birth certificate.

[Lean-Right]

I’m sure if there were a problem
with Trumps taxes, the IRS would
have nailed him by now. This is
just an extension of the witch
hunt, trying to show misdealings
with Russia and Trumps withdrawn
deal for a Hotel.

[NohSpinZone]

OK I'm no Constitutional expert but isn't this a clear violation of the 14th Amendment?

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

[CatOwner]

Destined to fail, but it doesn’t matter. Just another tactic to keep appeal to the DEM base and keep Trump’s lawyers busy 24/7.

[justa-hairyape]

Wont matter. Trump has no chance of winning Mexico Norte.

[only1percent]

Hard to see how this could be unconstitutional.

Hosting Presidential primaries is a voluntary act by the state, not a statutory to say the least of Constitutional obligation under federal law, and respecting Presidential primary results is voluntary by political parties. Many states don't have Presidential primaries, and every primary state has some hybridization between the primary outcomes and the Party organization's actions in the actual selection of delegates.

Why compel California to alter its primary eligibility standards, when the Republican Party, if they don't like them, can simply provide for caucuses or the State Party committee structure to select delegates.

(The reason why they can't easily require tax returns for the general election is that the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates are only nominally on the ballot; the actual candidates are the electors, and compelling the entire elector slates to release their returns isn't very desirable an outcome.)

[Pajamajan]

A re-call petition for the governor of California is in the works.