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To clarify:

It's an old ass law that's not enforced.

To the point where the petition she had to use didn't have space for it, and the 33 page guide for candidates has no mention of it.

The other article I read on this said they couldn't find anyone that knew about this or candidate that included a prior name.

It's not like she just refuses to follow the rule, literally no one knew about it

That other article mentions her step father is a vical anti-lgbt Republican in Ohio, pretty safe bet he researched weird rules to keep someone from running.

Not just because he doesn't want her to win, but because other Republicans will use it in the primary against him.

If it was a random person, they would have done it to other trans candidates as well.

Did Ted Cruz have to put his birth name (Rafael) on ballots?

How in the heck does this work for someone who had their name changed for any other reason? Heck, what about married people who took their partner's last name?

Why would there be ANY exceptions? I wouldn’t have a problem with it as long as everyone had to follow the same rule. Putting exceptions just seems silly.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A transgender woman running for an Ohio House seat has been disqualified for failing to disclose her former name on petitions circulated to voters, in violation of a seldom-enforced state law.

Officials said Joy violated a little-known Ohio law requiring candidates for public office to list any name changes over the previous five years on their signature petitions.

Joy, who has legally changed her name and her birth certificate, told News 5 Cleveland and the Ohio Capital Journal on Wednesday she had not been aware of the law before being removed from the ballot.

Joy said that, as a transgender woman, she should not be required by law or expected to publicly disclose her deadname, which is the name she used before transitioning.

The law’s enforcement also comes at a pivotal time for transgender people in Ohio, as the state legislature gears up to override Gov.

The legislation would ban minors from obtaining gender-affirming health care and prevent transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity.

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Well if your dead names are dead, then that means she was less than five years old. That's too young to run for office. jk

I totally get not wanting to disclose your deadname where a ton of conservative assholes will get ahold of it, but you probably should still have to report any other names you've gone by to get into public office.