COLUMBUS, Ohio — After the candidacy of three transgender women in Ohio was debated due to them only including their legal name and not their"dead name" on petitions, Ohio Democrats introduced legislation to fix the little-known law so that LGBTQ+ individuals don't face barriers to run. But the candidates' Republican opponents introduced their own bill that would make it easier to kick contenders off the ballot.
After a denied appeal, she remains off the ballot due to the little-known law from the 1990s. It originated decades ago and requires all candidates to list on their signature petitions any name changes within five years. There is an exception that says the law doesn't apply to marriage name changes. After initially certifying both Childrey and Arnold, their boards of elections held up that decision since they determined that no one knew about this provision and because the boards said they weren't trying to mislead people.
“This is common sense legislation that will provide a simple fix so those who decide to run for office can approach the decision without ambiguity of the requirements," Grim said."This most recent primary cycle brought to light an unevenly enforced requirement that needs to be clarified.""I made much more of an impact than I thought because this case kind of resonated nationwide, and the law was found in other states as well," Joy said.
"It's about election integrity and transparency and certification defects need to be addressed regardless of which party is protesting," King explained."I find it incredibly ironic," Childrey said."If we look at who the two representatives that have introduced this bill, they happen to be the only two representatives in the state of Ohio that are facing trans candidates as their Democratic opponents.
This happened in Alliance last month. Recently elected law director Caitlyn Weyer had to resign from her job and withdraw from the GOP primary race for Stark County judge because she took the name of her longtime partner and neglected to include her former name on petitions, according to News 5's media partners at the Canton Repository.
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