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- Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will decide on Tuesday whether the anti-transgender youth ballot measure remains on the November ballot.
- Opponents say petition circulators left signature sheets unattended and failed to certify signatures, violating election safeguards.
- The alleged procedural flaws could invalidate more than 12,000 signatures, dropping the proposal below the required threshold.
- Supporters warn that rejecting the signatures would threaten voters’ right to have the proposal considered.
