To: The Illinois State House
House: Back @DanielBiss' SB982. Make @POTUS Candidates Disclose Tax Returns
Just Foreign Policy
Support Illinois Senate Bill 982. Make presidential candidates disclose their tax returns to appear on the Illinois ballot.
Why is this important?
On April 27, the Illinois Senate passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Daniel Biss that would require presidential candidates to disclose five years' worth of income tax returns to appear on the ballot in Illinois. “This is about transparency and good government," Biss said. "It’s something we need, and, frankly, it’s something I wish we’d had a year and a half ago." Senate Bill 982 now goes to the Illinois House for consideration. [1]
Until 2016, major-party candidates for president had voluntarily released their returns since the Ford administration. Biss said voters should be able to look at information about a presidential candidate’s sources of income and investments so they can understand where potential conflicts of interests may lie. “Voters should be able to make up their own minds about a candidate based upon their own priorities and their own interests," Biss said. [2]
Urge your Representative in the Illinois House to support SB 982 by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/evanston-now/2017-04-27/77543/senate-oks-tax-disclosure-bill-for-presidential
2. http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/evanston-now/2017-04-27/77543/senate-oks-tax-disclosure-bill-for-presidential
Until 2016, major-party candidates for president had voluntarily released their returns since the Ford administration. Biss said voters should be able to look at information about a presidential candidate’s sources of income and investments so they can understand where potential conflicts of interests may lie. “Voters should be able to make up their own minds about a candidate based upon their own priorities and their own interests," Biss said. [2]
Urge your Representative in the Illinois House to support SB 982 by signing our petition.
References:
1. http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/evanston-now/2017-04-27/77543/senate-oks-tax-disclosure-bill-for-presidential
2. http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/evanston-now/2017-04-27/77543/senate-oks-tax-disclosure-bill-for-presidential