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  "path": "/2026/05/26/repub/maine-invalidates-anti-trans-ballot-question-due-to-improper-signature-gathering/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T22:25:29.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Election 2026",
    "Deborah Cashman",
    "Jon Bolton",
    "Katherine McBrien",
    "Maine Human Rights Act",
    "Protect Girls Sports",
    "Shenna Bellows",
    "Tim Woodcock",
    "transgender"
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  "textContent": "Secretary of State Shenna Bellows invalidated a citizen-led ballot initiative aiming to restrict transgender students’ access to school bathrooms, locker rooms and team sports that align with their gender identity. That’s because the group leading the effort did not collect enough valid signatures to qualify for a ballot referendum, she said at a Tuesday press […]",
  "title": "Maine invalidates anti-trans ballot question due to improper signature gathering"
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