Maine Supreme Court affirms Bellows’ decision to invalidate trans sports ballot question

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 440

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court Friday affirmed the Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove a question about transgender sports from the ballot this November because its campaign committee did not collect enough valid signatures.

The group, called “Protect Girls Sports,” initially submitted enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, proposing an initiative that would restrict what school sports teams, bathrooms and facilities trans students can access. Bellows later determined …

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