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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Whittle and Geoff Mulvihill

Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures

Elections Justice Department - (Copyright 2026 the Associated Press. All Rights Reserved)

A Maine initiative intended to limit transgender students' ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures, the secretary of state ruled Tuesday.

The proposal from parents' group Protect Girls Sports in Maine was slated to go before voters in November. It 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.

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