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US voters back data centre restrictions almost everywhere on the ballot: 33 measures passed or leading, one pro-building win
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Stateline reports that, late on election night, 33 ballot measures to restrict data centres had passed or were leading in vote counts across the United States, according to the tracking site Data Centers on the Ballot, with roughly a dozen more still to report. The measures ranged from outright bans and temporary moratoriums to limits on energy use and requirements for voter approval before construction. Only one measure, in North Dakota, went the way of voters supporting data centre construction. Stateline cites an NBC exit poll in which 56% of voters said AI and data centres were a crucial or major factor in their vote for Congress. All counts were unofficial at the time of reporting.
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