# Anti-data center ballot measures on track to go 40-1 in sign of backlash

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/anti-data-center-ballot-measures-on-track-to-go-40-1-in-sign-of-backlash/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:12:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:13:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/4792016/anti-data-center-measures-win-big-ballot-box/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- Anti-data centre measures led in 28 of 29 votes.
- All 13 measures supporting construction were on track to fail.
- Ohio communities approved bans and power-use limits.

## Summary

Voters in 10 states backed measures opposing data centre development, with results pointing to a broad backlash against the industry. The votes matter because they could restrict where data centres are built as demand for the facilities grows.

As of Wednesday, 28 of 29 measures to restrict development were on track to pass, with Harwood, North Dakota, the exception; all 13 measures intended to facilitate construction were on track to fail, according to Ballotpedia. Ohio had 21 data centre-related measures, including bans approved in Urbana, Trenton, Upper Sandusky and Granville, and restrictions on facilities using more than 25 megawatts passed in Conneaut, Defiance and Sunbury.

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