Deputy Secretary of State will recommend invalidating anti-trans ballot referendum

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 535

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Mainers may no longer be voting this November on a ballot question to restrict the rights of transgender students to access bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams aligning with their gender identity.

That’s because a state official determined that petitioners did not collect enough valid signatures, falling 500 short of the minimum required threshold to qualify for a citizen-led ballot initiative. Chief Deputy Secretary of State Katherine McBrien, who presided over a hearing …

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