Lombardo-backed ballot question to limit trans participation in school sports fails - The Nevada Independent

Transgender sports ballot question dropped; Lombardo wants Legislature to take up issue

Gov. Joe Lombardo said he would push for legislation to limit the participation of transgender athletes in state-funded leagues and teams.

GOP governor gets bad news as his pet initiative fails to make the ballot

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo admitted some bad news on Friday — his pet referendum will not make it onto the ballot.According to The Nevada Independent, Lombardo stated on social media that his ballot question restricting participation of transgender athletes in school sports will not go to voters this ...

Lombardo Vows to Keep Fighting for Girls’ Sports After Nevada Supreme Court Ruling Clears Path for Voters

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo on Friday declared that the battle to protect girls’ and women’s sports from biological males is far from over, even after legal delays prevented a ballot initiative from qualifying for the November 2026 election. In a statement posted on X, Lombardo applauded the Nevada Supreme Court’s recent unanimous ruling, which affirmed the people’s right to bring important issues before voters through the initiative process. …

Lombardo-backed ballot question to limit trans participation in school sports fails - The Nevada Independent

The proposal would have limited transgender athletes to sports based on their assigned sex at birth and required entities overseeing school sports to categorize them as male, female or coeducational.