The public comment period is open for the wording of a ballot proposal asking Mainers about debt.
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says the draft of the question asks Mainers if they “want to bar some kinds of quasi-governmental entities and consumer-owned utilities from taking on more than $1 billion in debt unless they get voter approval.” The citizen initiative will appear on the state ballot in November, unless it’s enacted by the Legislature as written.
Voters are being given the opportunity to provide input on the wording of the question for a 30-day period that began Thursday, Feb. 16. A content submission form is available here.
To submit feedback, Mainers can also:
- Mail comments to the Secretary of State, Attn: Public Comment, 148 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0148.
- Email PublicComment.SOS@Maine.gov using subject line “Public Comment – Certain Borrowing”
- Drop off written comments to the Office of the Secretary of State at the Nash School Building, 103 Sewall St., 2nd floor, Augusta, Maine
