The Maine Office of the Secretary of State says they received several complaints from voters and municipalities about aggressive behavior by groups petitioning for a citizen’s initiative at the polls on Tuesday.

The group "Protect Girls Sports" collected signatures for a citizen’s initiative that would restrict transgender students' access to sports and school bathrooms.

EqualityMaine received at least 13 complaints from voters who said they were harassed by petitioners, including yelling and physically blocking people as they were exiting the polls.

Eva Fury said petitioners made comments about their appearance as they walked into their polling location in Portland to vote.

"It just made me really angry about the impact of the petitioners on the larger voting experience," Fury said. "

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