California attorney general defends naming of transgender-focused ballot measure

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California attorney general defends naming of transgender-focused ballot measure

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Story by Kenneth Schrupp (26 March 2024)

(The Center Square) - In response to a lawsuit by a parent activist group who placed a ballot measure to change statewide educational policies for transgender minors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta backed his office's naming of the controversial initiative.

Parent activist group Protect Kids California is currently collecting signatures for what it calls the Protect Kids of California Act of 2024, which would require schools to notify parents if children request to be treated as a different gender, block transgender females from participating in female sports, and mandate that students participate in activities and use school facilities consistent with their birth genders.

The attorney general's office, which state law empowers to issue official titles and summaries for proposed initiatives, named the measure the "Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth Initiative," and will soon go to trial against PKC on April 19 for this name.

PKC claims that "As part of his duties as Attorney General, Rob Bonta was required to provide a neutral and accurate title and summary for the initiative," and that "the title and summary mislead voters and mischaracterize the ballot initiative's intent and impact."

Polling found strong support for the proposition before the wording, but strong opposition after the wording...