Maine Secretary of State

Matt Dunlap won the Democratic House Primary in Maine’s swing district. The article notes he was the Maine secretary of state from 2013 to 2021.

A Maine Superior Court judge upheld the Secretary of State's decision to invalidate an anti-transgender ballot referendum due to improper signature collection by out-of-state petition circulators. The referendum, which sought to limit trans students' access to school sports teams, bathrooms, and locker rooms, fell about 500 signatures short of the legal threshold.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows rejected a ballot question regarding transgender athletes in January. The decision was administrative, focusing on procedural compliance rather than the policy's content.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows invalidated a ballot initiative restricting transgender students' access to school facilities and sports due to improper signature collection by out-of-state petition circulators. The 'Protect Girls Sports' campaign failed to meet legal requirements, with over 12,000 signatures invalidated after a hearing revealed violations, including unattended petition forms.

Maine's initiative to limit transgender students' participation in sports was removed from the ballot due to invalid signatures, according to the state's secretary of state. The decision highlights issues with the petition process for ballot measures.

A Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed a DOJ lawsuit against Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, ruling that the state was not required to turn over voter roll data to the federal government. The judge sided with Bellows' argument that the request violated principles of federalism and state control over elections. This ruling is one of seven dismissals of similar DOJ lawsuits seeking voter data from states.