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.
In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.
Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology's potential to elude human control.
A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. regulators are conducting fewer international inspections to catch contaminated produce before it lands on American plates.
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