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Bill Would Require Candidates to Share Credit Scores

Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Dec 7, 2015

Two House Republicans are asking Tennessee candidates to demonstrate their budgeting abilites through a new piece of legislation that would require all candidates to publicly release their credit scores. The "Voter Accountability and Transparency Act," sponsored by Rep. Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, and Sen. Paul Bailey, R-Sparta, would change state law to require financial statements filed by candidates to include credit scores. "Before an election, candidates constantly say how they are going to balance the budget and make sure government lives within its means," Sexton said. "How do voters verify whether the candidate means what they say? The only accurate answer is to know the person’s credit score." Read more from The Tennesean.

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