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
    481·
    11 months ago

    I don’t think me explaining again will help, but I do know one way to never get roped into this exchange again.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
      191·
      11 months ago

      Seeing “There is no record of this comment” after this loser tries to spread more bullshit somewhere else will feel so liberating