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Election officials in Maine need to rethink the wording of a statewide referendum aimed at dismantling a private electric utility, according to the state Supreme Court.
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The No Blank Checks campaign submitted more than 93,000 petition signatures to the Maine secretary of state's office this week. That sets up the likely scenario where Maine residents will cast votes on two competing referendum campaigns related to electric utilities next fall.
Advocates of replacing Maine’s privately owned electric utilities with a consumer-owned Pine Tree Power Company are submitting signatures to force a statewide vote, officials said Monday.