缅因州法官下令重新审查跨性别运动禁令公投的签名. Maine judge orders re-examination of signatures for transgender sports ban referendum.

缅因州一名法官命令国务卿办公室重新审查11月份的公民投票签名有效性, A Maine judge ordered the Secretary of State’s office to re-examine the validity of signatures for a November referendum restricting transgender athletes in school sports, giving the department 30 days to issue a revised determination. 司法部承认, 在此之前已验证的签名可能不有效. The Attorney General’s Office conceded that up to 3,014 previously validated signatures may be invalid. 虽然支持该法案的团体坚称他们仍有足够有效的签名, 但反对者认为这是一场胜利, While the group behind the measure maintains it still has enough valid signatures to qualify, opponents view the ruling as a victory, leaving the referendum’s future uncertain.