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Hearing to Decide If Trans Athlete Ban Stays on Ballot

5/14/2026

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A hearing will decide if the citizen’s initiative to limit transgender athletes in school sports stays on the November ballot.
Protect Girls Sports submitted the required 67,000 signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot.
Three individuals filed challenges alleging that signatures were collected improperly, citing a petition left unattended for 45 minutes.
The head of Protect Girls Sports testified that circulators made mistakes while still honoring their oaths.

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Story summary

A hearing will decide if the citizen’s initiative to limit transgender athletes in school sports stays on the November ballot.
Protect Girls Sports submitted the required 67,000 signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot.
Three individuals filed challenges alleging that signatures were collected improperly, citing a petition left unattended for 45 minutes.
The head of Protect Girls Sports testified that circulators made mistakes while still honoring their oaths.