Maine’s highest court hears arguments to determine future of anti-transgender ballot initiative

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 702

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Maine’s highest court weighed Wednesday whether the state can reject petition signatures collected by out-of-state circulators who did not check a box consenting to Maine’s jurisdiction, a legal dispute that could determine whether Mainers vote on transgender inclusion in sports this November.

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

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