Ohio transgender candidate disqualified for only including legal name, not former name, on petitions - Ohio Capital Journal
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A transgender candidate for the Ohio House has been disqualified because she only circulated petitions with her legal name, instead of her former name — and it has put multiple other LGBTQ+ candidates in flux.

Ohio actually has a law that says if you legally change your name within the last 5 years, it has to be on the petition. In the article it mentions that there is no place for a previous name (dead name in this instance) on the petition, and the Secretary of State’s candidate guide doesn’t mention this requirement at all.

Apparently other trans candidates had their petitions accepted with no problem.

  • @derphurr
    -6•9 months ago

    Lol. Go back to reddit or whatever safespace you need. Angry is calling out false narrative? Providing links to the law. There is no proof anyone else had name change (5 yrs prior) and got elected and are holding office. No one is singled out.

    Now it does suck for any trans politicians who might have to be on ballot in Ohio with both names, but I don’t think this was the intention in 1995.

    • @stoly
      4•9 months ago

      I think you just proved my statement.