Yes it will be challenged. That being said read this:
It’s not just Trump. California’s new law could keep other presidential candidates off its ballot
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Tuesday requiring President Donald Trump to release the last five years of his tax returns to get on the state’s 2020 primary ballot.
But Senate Bill 27, dubbed the “Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act,” goes well beyond Trump. It includes future gubernatorial candidates and will also affect several Democratic presidential candidates.
Of the 12 highest-polling candidates, four would not currently qualify for a spot on California’s ballot, including former Vice President Joe Biden – who has only released three years of tax returns.
“This bill is all about equal opportunity and transparency for all, no matter whether you are a Democrat or Republican,” said state Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, who authored the proposal. “Trump is absolutely a strong example of the need for this legislation, but he’s not the only one.”
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Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and venture capitalist Andrew Yang have not yet disclosed their tax information.
Sawyer Hackett, a spokesman for Castro, said the 2020 contender “will release his taxes well before Iowa caucuses” are held on Feb. 3, 2020.
When asked about his tax information in a March interview, Yang told The Sacramento Bee, “I’m about to release my tax returns. They’re very boring. You know, I’ll have some financial disclosure.” In April, he told Mother Jones he’d release the information in the “coming weeks.” Months later, he has yet to release his tax records. Yang’s campaign did not respond when asked for an update.
Biden’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Gabbard’s.
But the issue of disclosing tax returns to get on California’s 2020 primary ballot could prove moot if Trump prevails in an all-but-certain legal challenge.
Tim Murtaugh, director of communications for Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign, previously told The Bee that “the Constitution is clear on the qualifications for someone to serve as president and states cannot add additional requirements on their own.”
Newsom’s predecessor, Gov. Jerry Brown, didn’t release his own tax returns and vetoed a similar bill in 2017, warning that it “may not be constitutional” and could establish a “slippery slope” precedent.
Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School, said California will try to argue the new law taking effect immediately is about transparency over politics, despite the fact it cleared the Legislature on a party-line vote.
“This is politically motivated, which doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea,” Levinson said. “It means they’re trying to make a systemic change with the new president that they didn’t like.”
The issue of Trump’s taxes has received a lot of attention on the 2020 campaign trail, with scores of Democrats trying to outdo each other on transparency.
California Sen. Kamala Harris has disclosed the most tax information among the crowded field of 25 candidates by releasing 15 years of returns. Of the 12 highest-polling candidates, Harris is followed by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren — who released 13 years, 12 years and 11 years of tax returns, respectively.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke have all disclosed 10 years of tax returns.
Other states could soon follow in California’s footsteps. Records from the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Election Legislation Database show 17 other states considered bills this year to require presidential candidates to disclose their tax information in order to get their name on the state’s ballot.
Bills from 10 states outside California are still alive, and five of them — Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington — have already cleared one chamber this year. Hawaii’s plan calls for presidential candidates to release their most recent tax return, while North Carolina’s proposal would force candidate to disclose the last 10 years of information. All other states with surviving bills match California’s five-year requirement, though some states want to place identical requirements on candidates running for vice president.
“The longer Trump fights, the more momentum this bill receives,” McGuire said. “We believe this is a reasonable request.”
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