A lawsuit asks a judge to reverse the secretary of state’s certification of petitions allowing the debt referendum to appear on the November ballot alongside one to create a new utility.
A supporter of a consumer-owned utility initiative in Maine has sued to stop a vote that would potentially restrict the incurrence of debt required for the project.
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A supporter of a proposal to create a consumer-owned electric utility is suing to stop a separate popular vote that could stymie the effort by restricting long-term debt needed to buy out the existing utilities.
A lawsuit asks a judge to reverse the secretary of state’s certification of petitions allowing the debt referendum to appear on the November ballot alongside one to create a new utility.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said backers of No Blank Checks collected more than enough signatures to be approved for the state ballot in November.