Ohio election law requires candidates to disclose any previous names they may have used in the past five years, when they file. On January 18, the Mercer County Board of Elections allowed Arienne Childrey, a candidate for State House, to remain on the Democratic primary ballot, even though she had not disclosed her previous name. See this story.
She is transexual, but she says she would have disclosed her prior (male) name if she had known about the requirement. However, the Ohio Secretary of State’s website, which purports to guide candidates, does not disclose the existence of this law.
The challenge was defeated on a technicality. The challenge was filed by a Republican, but since it relates to a primary, Ohio law requires the challenger to be a member of the appropriate party, and only a Democratic voter had standing to bring a challenge.