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·
    1 year 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.

    • derphurr@lemmy.world
      593·
      1 year ago

      It’s very plain easy to understand law

      https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3513.271

      You are a liar saying only this one person is targeted. There is no one else that has done this without including both names.

      Any person who has been elected under the person’s changed name, without submission of the person’s former name, shall be immediately suspended from the office and the office declared vacated, and shall be liable to the state for any salary the person has received while holding such office.

      Let me know who, because they will owe Ohio taxpayers quite a sum.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
        631·
        1 year 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·
          1 year 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.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
            491·
            1 year 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
              191·
              1 year ago

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

      • stoly@lemmy.world
        194·
        1 year 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.