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Ohio transgender candidate disqualified for only including legal name, not former name, on petitions (ohiocapitaljournal.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] Kalysta 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I hope she does appeal this. Considering it is selectively enforced it looks very descriminatory. Especially with Ohio being so very anti-trans right now.

[+] derphurr -63 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

It's a lie. It's not selectively enforced. Anybody elected without petition including name changes in last 5 years will be thrown out of office.

You cannot appeal this, the law is very plain.

It's possible other legal name change candidates did slip by unnoticed with their petitions including only one name, but they will be removed from office if elected.

[–] Dkarma 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Where's the box the name is supposed to be put in then if the law says it is supposed to be on the form?