Pro-trans group alleges opponent used misleading website to skirt Arizona campaign rules

Protect Girls Sports in Arizona, the campaign supporting Proposition 318 to extend restrictions on transgender participation in sports to private schools and clubs, has lodged a formal complaint against an opposing group that it says duplicated its website. The rival site, operating under the address www.ProtectGirlsSportsAZ.vote, presents itself as the same organization while advocating a "No" stance on the measure. Attorney Tim Lasota contended that the site fails to disclose any campaign committee or contact information, a breach of Arizona’s campaign finance regulations, and may also infringe consumer-protection laws.

The complaint has been filed with the Secretary of State, and the group is urging the Attorney General to open an inquiry. This allegation adds another layer of controversy to the already heated debate over the ballot initiative. The story w.