BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 4, 2020
A referendum to stop Central Maine Power’s transmission line project through western Maine has qualified for the November ballot, setting up a high-stakes showdown as the project appears to be progressing through state channels. The Maine Secretary of State’s office said Wednesday that the Say No to NECEC campaign submitted nearly 70,000 signatures, easily clearing the threshold needed to put a question on the ballot aiming to kill the $1 billion project. The proposal law will now go to the Maine Legislature, which is allowed to pass the measure as written, send it to voters or place it on the ballot alongside a competing measure.