Prior to his election and since taking office, President Trump has refused to release his tax returns. When asked about it last year, his reasoning was that “the only people who seem to care” are members of the media.

You and 450,000 other people who have signed this petition prove that this isn’t true, and now state governments are joining you.

Eighteen states are considering legislation that would keep all nominees who don’t disclose their tax returns off their ballots. California just signed this legislation into law - meaning if President Trump doesn’t release his tax returns before Election Day 2020, he may not be on the ballot in California.

This proposed legislation in states all across the U.S. show that it’s not just the media who care about these tax returns. Citizens across America value transparency in their elected officials - and demand that the President meets these standards.

Presidents from both sides of the aisle have released their tax returns without complaint for the past 40 years as a way of showing their accountability to the people who elected them. You and 450,000 other Americans are asking for President Trump to join them.