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Nov 3 2026

Voters in at least 33 US communities pass data center limits, with one measure failing

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Ohio held 21 of about 41 measures, and Trenton's ban on sites over 25 megawatts passed with about 80%. Counts vary by tracker. [B](https://fortune.com/2026/11/04/ohio-data-center-ballot-measures-midterm-elections/)[B](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ai-data-centers-comprehensively-defeated-at-us-midterm-elections-45-measures-put-on-the-ballot-as-americans-overwhelmingly-vote-against-developments)

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