PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures, the secretary of state ruled Tuesday. The proposal from parents’ group Protect Girls Sports in Maine was slated to go before voters in November. It would have asked voters … Read more
Proponents of a proposal to tax California billionaires say they have obtained enough signatures for the measure to appear on the November ballot. The measure, proposed by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), a union representing more than 120,000 California health care workers, would impose a one-time 5% tax on Californians with net … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California election officials said Friday that they are investigating whether signature collectors in San Francisco illegally offered to pay people to sign ballot petitions using false names. A video posted Monday on X shows a sign that says “Sign petition for $5” and a line of people waiting along the sidewalk. A … Read more