C OLUMBUS, Ohio—Nearly a year after a transgender Ohioan was kicked off the ballot for not putting her “deadname” on her campaign form, Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office has altered ...

Last year, several trans candidates for elected office were disqualified because they didn’t disclose their deadnames when filing the paperwork necessary to run for office. One candidate ...

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's office changed declaration forms Change was made after trans woman didn't know of prior name requirement Vanessa Joy, a transgender woman, was disqualified ...

Now Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has changed the form candidates in the state use to run for office to tell candidates to “include all prior names used in the past 5 years,” outside of ...