Maine removes anti-CMP corridor referendum from the ballot

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 21, 2020The Maine Secretary of State’s office announced Friday that a question that would have killed Central Maine Power’s proposed powerline project won’t appear on the November ballot, ending one the most high-profile local campaigns this year. The action came after a Cumberland County Superior Court judge formally declared on Friday that the question that would have directed the Maine Public Utilities Commission to reverse its approval of a permit for the utility’s western Maine project “fails to meet the constitutional requirements” needed to get on the ballot.