Vero Beach voters will go to the polls today to approve or reject a proposed contract between the city and Florida Power & Light for the sale of Vero Electric.

Proponents of the sale, including Citizens for a Brighter Future and Florida Power & LIght, have run a heavy schedule of direct mail and television advertising over the past few weeks, along with street signs and newspaper ads.

Voices for Vero, a political action committee opposing the sale under the terms proposed, also ran ads in the local newspaper, mailed post cards urging the electorate to vote “no,”  and placed signes throughout the city.  Should the referendum pass, the group plans to challenge the deal in court.

Beyond a likely court challenge, if approved by voters, the deal faces other hurdles, ones which the city’s transactional attorneys have described as “arduous.”  Today’s referendum, then, will likely determine if the proposal to sell the full electric system will be shelved, or if the struggle will continue.