Outside petition circulators, money and lawyers have poured into Maine, making the state’s referendum process a battleground in the national debate over transgender rights.
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In reversal, transgender sports referendum ruled ineligible for Maine’s fall ballot
The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who initially had determined that the ballot question would appear before voters, could still be challenged in court by the proposal’s supporters.
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Posted inElections, News, Politics
Maine official recommends transgender athlete referendum be invalidated
Chief Deputy Secretary of State Katherine McBrien says that supporters fell roughly 500 valid signatures short of qualifying for the November ballot.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Judge gives Maine 30 days to review validity of trans referendum signatures
Earlier this week, the Office of the Maine Attorney General conceded that up to 3,014 signatures backing a referendum on trans participation in school sports might be invalid.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Suit against trans sports referendum dealt potential blow by Maine officials
The attorney general’s office says the number of faulty signatures submitted in support of the referendum doesn’t appear to be enough to invalidate it. But questions remain.
Posted inElections, Politics
Maine hearing on transgender athletes sets up high-profile November election
The ballot initiative seeks to restrict transgender athlete participation in sports and require separate bathrooms and locker rooms for students based on the sex they were assigned at birth.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Magistrate favors state prison in inmate’s suit over hormone treatments
U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison says Nikki Natasha Petrovickov’s demand for injunctive relief is moot because the treatments are now being administered.
Posted inNation & World
Trump plan to deny federal civil rights to transgender people draws fury
The proposal would define gender as an immutable biological condition determined by a person’s sex organs at birth.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time to improve identity documents for trans Mainers
Maybe we should get rid of gender labels on government-issued IDs altogether.
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Mass. transgender rights law will lie in the hands of a state’s electorate
Oppenents of a Massachusetts anti-discrimination law collected enough signatures to place a repeal question on the Nov. 6 ballot.