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Maine Renewable Energy Facilities Referendum (2019)
| Maine Renewable Energy Facilities Referendum | |
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| Election date November 5, 2019 | |
| Topic Energy | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
The Maine Renewable Energy Facilities Referendum was not on the ballot in Maine as a veto referendum on November 5, 2019.
The veto referendum would have repealed Legislative Document 1711 (2019), which was designed to increase the maximum size of renewable energy facilities, increase the types of customers that can qualify for net energy billing, and require utility companies to purchase certain amounts of electricity from renewable sources.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[2]
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Do you want to reject the new law that increases the maximum size of renewable energy facilities and types of customers that can qualify for net energy billing; and requires the Public Utilities Commission to solicit bids for electrical generation from renewable resources that utility companies would be required to buy?[3] |
” |
Full text
The full text of Legislative Document 1711 (LD 1711) is available here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Maine
In Maine, the number of signatures required to qualify a veto referendum for the ballot is equal to 10 percent of the total votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election. Signatures are due 90 days after the adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed.
The requirements to get a veto referendum certified for the 2019 ballot:
- Signatures: 63,067 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was September 18, 2019.[4]
If enough signatures are verified, the targeted bill goes on the next election ballot at least 60 days away as a referendum.
Stages of this initiative
Jack McCarthy filed the veto referendum after the 2019 legislative session adjourned on June 20, 2019. The veto referendum was approved for signature gathering on July 19, 2019.[2]
See also
External links
Legislation
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Legislative Document 1494," accessed July 19, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Citizens Initiatives & People's Veto," accessed July 24, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ If signatures are submitted before the 90-day deadline but less than 60 days from the November 2019 election, the referendum would appear at the next statewide election instead.
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