The California Senate passes a bill that would prevent Trump from voting for 2020 unless he publishes tax returns

The Senate of the State of California on Thursday approved a bill requiring that candidates in the first round of presidential elections, including President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Conservatives seize hold of the State of Alabama Dem comments on abortion by the NYT publisher after the publication of a cartoon depicting Anti-Semitic Tropes Wall Street Journal editorial board: Dems denounces Barr for "acting like a real Attorney General" – publish five years of tax returns.

The measure was approved by 27 votes to 10, according to the Associated Press. California, for the first time, will be one of the first states to hold its presidential primary in the 2020 cycle.

The bill is a response to Trump's insistence that he would not disclose his tax returns as traditionally did the presidential candidates, claiming he's doing the same thing. subject of an audit. If the bill becomes law and Trump does not publish his statements, he can not appear on the main ballot in California.

"We believe that President Trump, if he really has nothing to hide, should step up his tax returns," said Senator Mike McGuire (D), co-author of the bill, according to l & # 39; AP.

The 10 Republicans of the state Senate voted against the bill.

"I think playing the resistance card may be a good policy for the majority party, but I would argue that it's a bad policy for Californians," said Senator Brian Jones (right) telegraphic services.

The state legislature passed a similar bill in 2017, but at the time government. Jerry Brown (D), who did not publish his own tax returns, vetoed the bill. A government spokesman Gavin NewsomGavin Christopher NewsomInside Pollution Control in California Why Victims of Crime deserve a voice The Hill & # 39; s Morning Report – The Boeing Crisis: A Test for Trump Administration PLUS (D) told the AP that if the bill was sent to the Newsom office, "it would be evaluated based on its merits".

The bill would also be submitted to other presidential candidates, but several Democrats from 2020 have already released their tax returns.

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Similar bills are making their way into the legislatures of Washington and New Jersey.