Maine's Transgender Sports Initiative Halted by Invalid Signatures

Bellows blocks trans ballot question over ‘faulty’ signatures

(The Center Square) — Maine's Democratic Secretary of State has yanked a proposal to restrict transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports from the November ballot, saying backers

Maine's Transgender Initiative Halted by Invalid Signatures

Maine Halts Transgender Sports Initiative Due To Invalid Signatures

The proposal would have asked voters if they wanted to require public schools to restrict access to bathrooms and sports based on the gender denoted on a child’s birth certificate.

Maine’s transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures - The Boston Globe

The proposal would have asked voters if they wanted to require public schools to restrict access to bathrooms and sports based on the gender denoted on a child’s birth certificate.

Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures

Maine's secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures.

Maine's secretary of state invalidates transgender student athlete ballot referendum

The proposed ballot question would only allow athletes to compete on teams that match their birth sex unless a school offers a co-ed team. But the secretary of state's office conducted a deeper dive into the referendum earlier this month after opponents challenged the validity of thousands of signatures.