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10. Constitutional scholar Lawrence Tribe thinks it will pass muster

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 04:22 PM

Jul 2019

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The CA law applies only to candidates trying to get on the ballot for the primary. Under the California constitution, the state doesn't control access to the general election ballot.

Here's the law: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB27

The LA Times thinks it wouldn't apply to a write-in candidate. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-30/trump-tax-returns-california-ballot-gavin-newsom-law

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Governor Newsom signs bill on presidential tax returns [View all] onecaliberal Jul 2019 OP

Good. Let's see how this progresses. George II Jul 2019 #1

The legislature passed it once already and Jerry Brown vetoed it More_Cowbell Jul 2019 #2

Yes, I remember that.. and was Cha Jul 2019 #5

No state that he has a chance of winning will do this. (n/t) thesquanderer Jul 2019 #6

We will see. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #7

Question: sandensea Jul 2019 #8

That is hysterical, not sure. Good luck with that. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #9

Exactly. sandensea Jul 2019 #11

dump wouldn't win here no matter what he does. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #12

I'm loving that new Orange County map: sandensea Jul 2019 #14

Constitutional scholar Lawrence Tribe thinks it will pass muster More_Cowbell Jul 2019 #10

So glad to hear that. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #13

This is great news Gothmog Jul 2019 #15