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Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures
Maine's secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, Maine’s transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures, Maine’s secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures
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- Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signaturesABC News - 2026-05-26T20:37:20+00:00
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