Post by Logan on Mar 13, 2017 4:24:24 GMT -6
LANSING — Presidential and vice presidential candidates who don't supply five years worth of tax returns to the Michigan Secretary of State within 30 days of an election would not have their name appear on the state ballot under a bill introduced last week in the Legislature.
The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Steven Bieda, D-Warren, is obviously aimed at Republican President Donald Trump, who, so far, has refused to release his tax returns because he says they are still under audit.
“The citizens of Michigan and the American people deserve to know what potential conflicts of interest a presidential candidate and their running mate have, and these potential conflicts can be made clear by turning this federal precedent into state law," Bieda said in a statement.
The bill's future, however, is uncertain at best. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have significant Republican majorities, who are unlikely to give the bill a hearing, let alone a vote.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/09/proposed-bill-says-no-tax-return-no-name-ballot/98978158/
The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Steven Bieda, D-Warren, is obviously aimed at Republican President Donald Trump, who, so far, has refused to release his tax returns because he says they are still under audit.
“The citizens of Michigan and the American people deserve to know what potential conflicts of interest a presidential candidate and their running mate have, and these potential conflicts can be made clear by turning this federal precedent into state law," Bieda said in a statement.
The bill's future, however, is uncertain at best. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have significant Republican majorities, who are unlikely to give the bill a hearing, let alone a vote.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/09/proposed-bill-says-no-tax-return-no-name-ballot/98978158/