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Dump Duke on the ballot? Organizers launch petition push in St. Petersburg
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After lots of back-and-forth at city hall, voters in St. Petersburg may be the ones who get the final say on whether the city ditches Duke Energy in favor of a municipal-run electric grid. On Thursday, organizers with the grassroots campaign Dump Duke filed early paperwork with the city in its first steps to start gathering petitions. They’re aiming to put a question directly on the ballot, likely in 2028. The organizers plan to officially announce the petition-gathering effort next week, but confirmed their plans to a Times reporter at City Hall. The ballot question will propose changing the city charter, which is like a constitution for a municipality. Read the story: [https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2026/08/27/duke-energy-florida-st-petersburg-dump-electric-bill-ballot/](https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2026/08/27/duke-energy-florida-st-petersburg-dump-electric-bill-ballot/)
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[comment u/WishIWasThatClever] This is wonderful news. Because I was horrified at the audacity of Duke for putting half of their catering bill as an excuse for a request to our rubber-stamp PSC for a rate increase. Completely ridiculous.