Question 3 News Today

The beginnings of the Pine Tree Power Campaign were spearheaded by six Mainers, and this past election day it got a third of the votes in the state.

If passed, Question 3 would have bought out both Central Maine Power and Versant Power in Maine, replacing them with a consumer-owned utility.

Citizen initiatives dominated the 2023 Maine election.

Midcoast voters largely followed the trend of voters throughout the state in rejecting the proposal to replace CMP and Versant with a consumer-owned utility.

What do Maine's 8 state referendum questions mean? We have a look in our election guide.

On Nov. 7, Mainers will be asked to make a decision on Question 3, a citizen initiative to create Pine Tree Power.

Jake Newcomb got it mostly right about Question 3: CMP and Versant are foreign-owned utilities that have spent millions in their bid to defeat Question 3. But he incorrectly refers

If passed, Question 3 would buy out both Central Maine Power and Versant Power in Maine, replacing them with a consumer-owned utility.

Putting Question 3 into language that’s easier to understand than the garbled referendum on the November ballot, here’s what I see happening if it passes.

Maine voters will head to the polls this November to decide on referendums over power and the Right to Repair.