Why Don't States Pass Laws Requiring 10-Years of Taxes Before Candidates Can Be On Their Ballots?

[DoctorJoJo]

Seems like that would solve the problem once and for all. Trump wouldn't run!

[rownesheck]

1. Add to the law,

must have at least a measurable IQ. That would also keep him out.

[greymattermom]

2. Especially states with a lot of electoral votes.

Like New York and California.

[Soxfan58]

3. It seems

if that is possible, it would be done already. Maybe NY state taxes can be released?

[samnsara]

4. some states are trying to. Text RESIST to 50409 and tell your Governor to consider this...

[JT45242]

5. Slight compromise -- 6 years

For most businesses and individuals, you are only required to keep tax records back for 6 or 7 years. So, ten years seems a little excessive.

I would totally support a 6 or 7 year rule and hope that all states, especially early voting states in the primaries/caucuses would adopt it so that it would weed out the candidates earlier. Last time, that would have eliminated Bernie and Trump from Iowa and New Hampshire. Just imagine, if Bernie couldn't have gotten the boost of a "surprising" Iowa result what might have happened... The Russian bots could not have pushed a Bernie or bust agenda or target Bernie voters to stay home, vote for Jill Stein, or throw away their vote in some other way (like 5 people who have told me or close friends that they wrote in Bernie), because everyone of those actions was essentially a vote for Trump.

Who would it eliminate this time?

[hughee99]

6. Yes, medical records and financial history too.

If we're going to make them release private records we think might be relevant, why half-ass it?

[librechik]

7. Colorado almost put that issue on the ballot in 2018

maybe next time!