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.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
    631·
    10 months ago

    From the article you’re commenting on:

    At least two of the other trans candidates running also didn’t know the law, and didn’t include their dead names, but both were certified by their boards

    From my comment your replying to:

    The form doesn’t even have a place for it…

    And the 33 page guide doesn’t mention it…

    • derphurr@lemmy.world
      384·
      10 months ago

      Lies. Stop fucking lying. Google “ohio candidate petition”. All the Ohio SoS links

      https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/directives/2019/eom_12-2019/eom_ch11_2019-12-18.pdf

      Page 2

      any person desiring to become a candidate for public office has had a change of name within five years immediately preceding the filing of the person’s declaration of candidacy, the person’s declaration of candidacy and petition shall both contain, immediately following the person’s present name, the person’s former names.(6) This does not apply to a name change due to marriage.(7)

      Any other candidates that didn’t include legal name change with 5 years, if elected, will be removed from office. (1)

      You don’t need a special place on form, the law is very clear. The petition and declaration of candidacy shall contain both names where it says name.

      (Edit) you are correct the 33 page booklet does not include reference to 3513.271. But the actually petition forms do other than the literal 2 page petition.