Washington state voters rejected ballot initiative 001 (I-001) last week, the Seattle Times reports, with just over 52% of voters saying No. While most rural counties supported it, the more populous counties, like King County, where Seattle is located, rejected it.

If it had passed, the ballot question would have amended parental rights and student privacy policies to effectively revert them to those from a 2024 bill that the legislature updated to make more trans-friendly. The policies would have led to the forced outing of trans children to their parents, even when those parents were unsupportive.

“When we challenged this initiative in court two years ago, we represented moms, school nurses, and advocates for youth in crisis,” said Tiffani Lennon, the executive director of Legal Voice, who was prepared to fight the initiative if it was passed. “They all recognized the law’s dishonesty and knew firsthand that young people need access to confidential support. This election, voters carried that vision forward, protecting survivors of sexual assault, LGBTQ+ youth, and young people who live in unsafe homes.”

For nearly a week after the election, the choice on Washington’s ballot initiative 001 remained too close to call. However, today, with 95% of the votes counted, the Associated Press called the vote for the No side, which held 52.5% of the ballots cast.