Maybe Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose should reconsider the omission from his 33-page book of candidate requirements a requirement that can get a candidate disqualified if it’s not met. As to changing the law, it seems evident that, similar to the exception granted to those who change their names upon marriage, exceptions should also be made for transgender individuals. Candidates said they’d have provided their former names if they’d known it was required. They should have been told it was, and there should have been a space to list those prior names in the candidate paperwork, writes the editorial board of The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.