"In a recording obtained by The Nevada Independent last month, Lombardo admitted the transphobic ballot measure is part of his "game plan" to increase right-wing voter turnout and secure his re-election bid."
"The initiative is a "wedge" issue to entice voters, Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, executive director at the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, told The Independent. "It's essentially an attempt to distract," Fields Figueredo said. "These are bad faith attempts to drive potential supporters to the polls at the expense and well-being and belonging of trans students.""
"While the judge struck down the challenge to the initiative, he did order the measure's sponsors to include new language in the description provided to potential signers that explicitly states passage of the ballot measure would require a specific exemption from the state's Equal Rights Amendment."
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo is backing a ballot initiative to ban transgender student-athletes from girls' sports by requiring participation based on sex assigned at birth. A judge dismissed a legal challenge to the proposed referendum, moving it closer to the ballot. However, the judge ordered initiative sponsors to include language explicitly stating that passage would require exempting transgender people from Nevada's Equal Rights Amendment. Lombardo has acknowledged using the measure as a "vote-getter" to increase right-wing voter turnout for his 2026 reelection campaign. Political strategists characterize the initiative as a "wedge" issue designed to distract from other concerns while driving supporters to polls at the expense of transgender student well-being.
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