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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio HB 950 requires candidates to list former names on petitions while removing them from ballots
Last action · May 20, 2026: Referred to General GovernmentSponsor: Tex Fischer
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 950 requires candidates for public office to include any former names used within the last five years on their declarations of candidacy and s, while simultaneously removing the requirement that those former names appear on the actual election ballot.
Candidates must disclose past legal names during the petition phase to election officials, altering how candidate backgrounds are presented during filing versus voting.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Candidates
Candidates must report any previous names used in the last five years on candidacy and petition documents.
Election Officials
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do candidates still have to disclose their former names anywhere under this bill?
Will a candidate's former name appear on the voting ballot?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to General Government
- May 19, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Full breakdown
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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