Voters reject data centers in 38 of 40 ballot measures
Original title: American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers
Ballot measures in 13 states saw voters oppose data centers 38-2, with six cities banning them outright and twelve limiting megawatts amid AI infrastructure concerns.
People across America rejected data centers during last night’s midterm election. Proposals related to data centers were explicitly on the ballot in more than 40 races across 13 states. People voted against data centers in 38 of them. Six cities voted to ban data centers outright and 12 put limits on the amount of megawatts such buildings could draw.
Unconfirmed: No specific claims disputed; results based on reported vote tallies
- Voters rejected data centers in 38 of 40 races across 13 states
- Six cities voted to ban data centers outright
- 12 cities put limits on megawatts
- Gregg Abbott lost Texas governor race by more than 700,000 votes
- Anti-data center candidates won statewide races nationwide
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Data centers were on the ballot in dozens of races last night. They lost most of them.
By Matthew Gault · 404media.co
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