SENATE DOCKET, NO. 968        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 486

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Rebecca L. Rausch

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring disclosure of four years of tax returns to appear on a presidential primary ballot.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/1/2021

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

10/26/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 968        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 486

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 486) of Rebecca L. Rausch and James B. Eldridge for legislation to require disclosure of four years of tax returns to appear on a presidential primary ballot.  Election Laws.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act requiring disclosure of four years of tax returns to appear on a presidential primary ballot.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 28 of chapter 53 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph:- The state secretary shall not place on the presidential primary ballot the name of any candidate who has not, at least sixty days in advance of the primary date, made public and readily available the candidate’s federal income tax returns, as defined in section 6103(b)(1) of the United States internal revenue code, for the immediately previous four years. The state secretary may promulgate regulations to implement this paragraph.