Do you want to ban the construction of high-impact electric transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region and to require the Legislature to approve all other such projects anywhere in Maine, both retroactively to 2020, and to require the Legislature, retroactively to 2014, to approve by a two-thirds vote such projects using public land? | |||||||||||||||||||
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For 65.0%–74.99%
55.0%–64.99%
50%–54.99%
Against 65.0%–74.99%
55.0%–64.99%
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2021 Maine Question 1 was a ballot question initiated by citizens of Maine that looked to block the construction of "high-impact" power lines in the Upper Kennebec Region of Maine, and to require a 2/3rds vote of the legislature in order to build "high-impact" power lines elsewhere in the state. 63,067 signatures were needed for the measure to be considered, and around 96,000 signatures were collected. However, only around 80,000 were deemed to be valid. [1]
After the Maine State Legislature voted that it would not pass the bill, it was added to the ballot, [2] along with 2 other ballot questions, and a state house special election in district 86.
Background edit
Collection of Signatures edit
In late October of 2020, Tom Saviello, a former Maine State Senator, started a formal campaign to collect enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot. Maine’s signature requirement for citizen's initiatives is 10% of the votes in the last Maine election for governor. [3]Mainers for Local Power, a group supporting the initiative, hired Revolution Field Strategies to collect signatures. After the 2020 election, the campaign reported collecting 23,000 signatures on election day alone. [4] In mid-February, about 3 and a half months after the campaign started, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows reported that the campaign had collected enough valid votes for the initiative to be put onto the ballot. [5]
Notable Endorsements edit
For:
Against:
Janet Mills, incumbent governor of Maine [6]
Jennifer Granholm, United States Secretary of Energy [7]
VotenotoprotectMaine.com [9]
Election Day edit
Election by County edit
| County | Yes | Votes | No | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin | 59.89% | 17,411 | 40.10% | 11,659 |
| Aroostook | 48.27% | 7,189 | 51.72% | 7,703 |
| Cumberland | 57.63% | 57,353 | 42.36% | 42,164 |
| Franklin | 70.09% | 7,191 | 29.90% | 3,068 |
| Hancock | 61.15% | 12,061 | 38.84% | 7,660 |
| Kennebec | 60.36% | 23,190 | 39.63% | 15,229 |
| Knox | 62.86% | 8,933 | 37.13% | 5,277 |
| Lincoln | 59.74% | 8,158 | 40.25% | 5,496 |
| Oxford | 64.59% | 10,923 | 35.40% | 5,988 |
| Penobscot | 54.92% | 21,620 | 45.07% | 17,742 |
| Piscataquis | 56.77% | 2,989 | 43.22% | 2,276 |
| Sagadahoc | 61.56% | 8,584 | 38.43% | 5,359 |
| Somerset | 63.32% | 9,228 | 36.67% | 5,344 |
| Waldo | 60.78% | 8,034 | 39.21% | 5,182 |
| Washington | 56.23% | 4,467 | 43.76% | 3,477 |
| York | 59.83% | 36,239 | 40.16% | 24,323 |
| Total | 59.19% | 243,943 | 40.80% | 167,143 |
Description edit
This page is currently being used to write an article about Question 1 on the ballot in Maine in november of 2021.
notes while drafting article edit
- bcf4ac = 50%
- 97f17e = 60%
- 5bea33 = 70%
^^^^ Yes
- 6d97e9 = 50%
- 4279e4 = 6o%
- 165ce6 = 70%
^^^^ No
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Maine_Question_1 (For graph of county votes)
References edit
- ^ "Maine Question 1, Electric Transmission Line Restrictions and Legislative Approval Initiative (2021)". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Actions for LD 1295". State of Maine Legislature. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Laws governing the initiative process in Maine". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Maine Question 1, Electric Transmission Line Restrictions and Legislative Approval Initiative (2021)". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Andrews, Caitlin (February 22, 2021). "New anti-CMP corridor referendum makes Maine's November ballot". Bangor Daily News. Bangor Publishing Company. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Governor Mills: Why I voted No on Question One". Maine.gov. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Jennifer Granholm. Twitter https://twitter.com/SecGranholm/status/1453798870903787520. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "No on Question 1: The referendum is an overreach that could have far reaching consequences". Bangor Daily News.
{{cite news}}:|first1=missing|last1=(help) - ^ "Vote no to protect Maine". Votenotoprotectmaine.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Our Endorsement: Vote 'no' on Question 1 to fight climate change". Portland Press Herald. October 24, 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
{{cite news}}:|first1=missing|last1=(help) - ^ "2021 Question 1 Results". Maine.gov. Retrieved 8 February 2022.