Voters favored limits in 40 of 41 local data-center measures on 3 November, Ballotpedia says

Ballotpedia's news article, dated 6 November 2026 at 5:30 AM, says voters favored limiting data center development in 40 of the 41 local ballot measure contests on 3 November. It says the exception was Harwood, North Dakota, where voters defeated a proposed review requirement for certain developments, including data centers.

The article says voters approved 27 measures that limited data center development or expressed opposition to it. It counts five full bans, one in California, one in Florida and three in Ohio; twelve partial bans, three in Kansas, one in Maine and eight in Ohio; three six-month moratoriums, all in Maine; two Adams County, Ohio, measures that established zoning for unincorporated areas; two non-binding Illinois measures expressing opposition; two voter-approval requirements; and one financial-guarantee measure. On the voter-approval measures, it says Grove City, Ohio, Issue 28 required approval for developments, including data center projects, using more than 50 acres, 20 megawatts of electricity, or 500,000 gallons of water a day, and Janesville, Wisconsin, required voter approval for a named site if its cost exceeds $450 million. It says Perry, Ohio, Issue 16 requires hyperscale data center developers seeking certain tax incentives to provide financial guarantees to the community.

The article says voters defeated 13 measures that would have favored data centers or expressed support for development. It counts seven non-binding support measures, five in Illinois, one in New Jersey and one in Ohio; four rezoning measures, all in Wilmington, Ohio; one measure in Boulder City, Nevada; and one Ashville, Ohio, referendum on a term summary for negotiations with EdgeConneX. It says voters had already decided six related local measures before 3 November, and favored limits in all six. It says that in December voters will decide two local measures in Clarksville, Arkansas, and one in Mandan, North Dakota. It does not give those December dates. Some of the measures it describes are non-binding. This is not a federal statute.

What it means for business: these are local ballot results about data-center limits, zoning, moratoriums and voter approval, as counted by Ballotpedia. A firm planning a site in one of the named places would need that locality's own measure. The pages opened do not turn the 40-of-41 count into one national rule. This describes the count. It is not advice on a site.