California Supreme Court: Law conflicts with the state's constitution guaranteeing voters can choose freely from nationally recognized candidates.
The California Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a new law that would have required President Donald Trump to release five years of his tax returns in order to appear on the March 2020 primary ballot in California, delivering a setback to Democrats nationwide who’ve spent years fighting for the financial documents.
The ruling blocks Senate Bill 27, a new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in July. Republican lawmakers unanimously opposed the bill in both the state Senate and Assembly. It requires all presidential and gubernatorial candidates to file copies of at least five years of their tax returns with the secretary of state in order to appear on the state’s primary ballot. It was written to go into immediate effect to impact the upcoming presidential primary in March 2020.
The California Republican Party later filed challenges to the law in both state and federal court, arguing the law violated both the state and U.S. Constitutions. In their appeal of his decision, Newsom and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla emphasized that financial disclosure requirements are essential to protect democracy. Advocates of the legislation, including authors Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, also argued that the bill did not violate the constitutional requirements and that the law was not intended to target Trump.
Dhillon, who is also the RNC National Committeewoman representing California, said the courtroom battles over the law were a waste of state resources and taxpayer dollars. She chided Democrats for defending a law she said was “clearly unconstitutional.”
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