Two clean energy initiative petitions are back in the potential 2020 ballot mix after a Marion County Circuit Court judge ruled against Secretary of State Bev Clarno.
Initiative petitions 48 and 49 would require 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2045.
Clarno had rejected the initiative petitions in December, saying they violated the Oregon Constitution by addressing more than a single issue with wage and equity standards for renewable energy construction projects. Backers appealed just last week.
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