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

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by stinerman@midwest.social to c/ohio@midwest.social

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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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[+] derphurr@lemmy.world -88 points 10 months ago (11 children)

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 62 points 10 months ago (6 children)

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 -81 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

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

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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.

[–] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Die, transphobe fuck

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

Fucking love it.

Only response these shit heaps should get other than violence.

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