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
    82·
    6 months ago

    Not only is there nowhere to put it on the petition, but it isn’t included in the secretary of state’s 2024 candidate guide. It hasn’t been on any candidate guides in recent years.

    WEWS/OCJ reached out to the office with numerous clarifying questions, like why the name change isn’t included in the 33-page guide, but did not hear back.

    So. They couldn’t find anyone else that had to do it, even other candidates who transitioned…

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

    And the 33 page guide doesn’t mention it…

    So why is it an issue here?

    I feel like this part is the real reason:

    Joy is also the stepdaughter of state Rep. Bill Roemer (R-Richfield), but the two do not have a relationship and have never met. Although the Republican hasn’t sponsored or cosponsored legislation impacting the trans community, he has voted in favor of legislation banning trans youth from having gender-affirming care and participating in athletics. He is one of the Republicans she wants to fight back against.

    • stinerman [Ohio]OP
      50·
      6 months ago

      It’s an issue because some asshat at her local county board of elections wanted to make an example of her.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
        631·
        6 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…

      • BadEngineering@kbin.social
        311·
        6 months ago

        Seeing how you immediately suspect someone of lying rather than simply misunderstanding something speaks volumes to the the objective fact that you are a moron.

      • stoly@lemmy.world
        194·
        6 months ago

        The anger in your response and the fact that you feel the need to literally insult someone indicates that you feel very insecure on this subject and don’t have arguments to back up your position.