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Washington, Missouri Voters Face Transgender Youth Ballot Measures

7/24/2026

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Voters in Washington and Missouri will decide ballot measures on transgender youth.
Washington’s initiative would bar biologically male students from female teams, require sex documentation, and has raised $7.0 million for supporters versus $1.6 million for opponents.
Missouri’s Amendment 3 would ban gender-transition surgeries, hormones and puberty blockers for minors, repeal the 2024 amendment, and has raised $1.6 million for supporters versus $5.2 million for opponents.
Nebraska’s group filed 211,000 signatures, surpassing the 125,821 required.

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Voters in Washington and Missouri will decide ballot measures on transgender youth.
Washington’s initiative would bar biologically male students from female teams, require sex documentation, and has raised $7.0 million for supporters versus $1.6 million for opponents.
Missouri’s Amendment 3 would ban gender-transition surgeries, hormones and puberty blockers for minors, repeal the 2024 amendment, and has raised $1.6 million for supporters versus $5.2 million for opponents.
Nebraska’s group filed 211,000 signatures, surpassing the 125,821 required.