MAINE PUBLIC • March 13, 2020
The political action committee for Central Maine Power is challenging whether opponents of its controversial transmission corridor have enough signatures to put the project on the November ballot. In a court filing in Kennebec County Superior Court, CMP's Clean Energy Matters PAC alleges that many of the signatures gathered by the anti-corridor campaign are invalid because the petitions were notarized by people involved in the campaign. If the allegations are correct, it could undo a recent certification by the Maine Secretary of State that would allow voters to determine the fate of the $1 billion, 145-mile project.