Leyland Streiff
The discussion reviewed the status of the Protect Girls Sports referendum and the parallel legal and signature-collection efforts aimed at securing a future ballot position.
Leland said 78,000 signatures were submitted, with about 71,000 initially validated against a requirement of nearly 68,000.
Court decisions later invalidated enough signatures to leave the referendum 532 short of the current ballot.
A federal appeal remains open, but its timing will not affect this year’s ballot printing.
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