While candidates who change their name after marriage are exempt from the law, there is no exception for transgender candidates who change their name as part of their transition.
So I’m guessing she legally changed her name, but didn’t fall under the marriage exception.
Did she legally change her name?
Or is it a thing where it asks for all former aliases?
I’m not sure, but from the article:
So I’m guessing she legally changed her name, but didn’t fall under the marriage exception.