PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 17, 2020
Opponents of the planned New England Clean Energy Connect electric transmission line through western Maine are launching another effort to try to defeat the project at the ballot box. Say No to NECEC filed papers Wednesday with the Maine secretary of state to launch a second effort to put a referendum over the transmission line on the ballot, this time in November 2021. Among other steps, the measure would require the Maine Legislature to approve any high-impact power transmission lines through the state by a two-thirds majority vote.