As a growing number of candidates seek to add their name to the 2021 governor recall ballot, state law also requires them to disclose their income tax returns. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the tax return initiative into law in 2019, proclaiming that gubernatorial and presidential candidates would not appear on a ballot unless they submit their files. “I think [the law] was done as something that was actually intended for the presidential race last year,” Assemblyman Kevin Kiley told The Epoch Times. “But in order for the state to not look too hypocritical, it was also applied to candidates for governor here. “Ironically, the part applying to the president was struck down by the courts,”Kiley added. “It’s just this part that applies to the governor that remains in law.” The assemblymember recently announced his run in the special election on July 6, stating on Twitter that, “The Newsom Recall is …