An Act requiring tax return disclosure to appear on a presidential primary ballot

This bill would require candidates running in Massachusetts presidential primaries to publicly release their federal income tax returns for the previous four years. Under the proposed rule, the state secretary of the Commonwealth would be prohibited from placing a candidate's name on the ballot unless they have made these documents available at least sixty days before the primary election. The legislation aims to increase transparency by ensuring voters have access to candidates' financial disclosures before casting their ballots.