MA S365

Bill

Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to restore financial transparency in presidential elections. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill aims to restore financial transparency in presidential elections. It requires presidential and vice-presidential candidates to submit their federal income tax returns for the past three to five years, as well as a statement of financial interests, in order to appear on the primary and general election ballots in Massachusetts. The bill also prohibits presidential electors from voting for candidates who did not comply with these disclosure requirements. The key provisions of the bill are the tax return and financial disclosure requirements for presidential and vice-presidential candidates, as well as the consequences for non-compliance, such as being excluded from the ballot.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (58)

Jim Arciero (D), Cory Atkins (D), Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Mike Barrett (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Linda Campbell (D), Gailanne Cariddi (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Cynthia Creem (D), Josh Cutler (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Sean Garballey (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Solomon Goldstein-Rose (I), Ken Gordon (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Paul Heroux (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Peter Kocot (D), Stephen Kulik (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), John Lawn (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Thomas McGee (D), Mark Montigny (D), Harold Naughton (D), Alice Peisch (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), Jeff Roy (D), John Scibak (D), Frank Smizik (D), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2399 (on 04/04/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S365

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S365
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S365.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H331	Relative to greater transparency and accountability for out of district placement costs	Accompanied a new draft, see H4390	Similar To
H3656	Relative to the annual town election in the town of Rockport	No further action taken	Similar To
H373	Relative to the voting procedures for presidential electors	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H380	Increasing voter participation in primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H388	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H390	Relative to certain county elections for certain vacancies	No further action taken	Similar To
H4112	Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
H4113	Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
H4981	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	No further action taken	Similar To
S1609	Enhancing Department of Revenue reporting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1638	To increase transparency of taxpayers rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1757	To increase the transparency of the Massachusetts Historical Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1858	Relative to utility data transparency and access	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S2069	Providing for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge	New draft substituted, see S2589	Similar To
S2399	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to election laws issues	Reported (in part) by S2069	Replaced by
S2589	Providing for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 359 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2658	Adding a fifth member to the Board of Elections Commission in the City of Everett	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 316 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S377	Relative to election officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S398	Relative to campaign contribution cycles	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To

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