Voters in 10 states decided 41 data centre measures, and 28 would limit them.

Ballotpedia, which tracks every measure on an American ballot, counted 41 local data centre measures in 10 states for November 3, 2026: Ohio 21, Illinois 7, Maine 4, Kansas 3, and one each in California, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota and Wisconsin. 28 would limit development, among them 17 outright bans, 3 six-month moratoriums, 2 Ohio zoning measures, 2 non-binding Illinois measures of disapproval, and 4 requiring voter approval, independent review or financial guarantees. 13 would facilitate it: a Nevada rezoning, an Ohio measure upholding a town agreement, 4 Wilmington, Ohio rezonings, and 7 non-binding measures of support. Named measures: Ottawa, Kansas would ban data centres drawing more than 25 megawatts; Wells, Maine would impose a 6-month moratorium and retroactively void permits issued within 45 days of its effective date; Grove City, Ohio Issue 28 would require voter approval above land, water and power thresholds; Janesville, Wisconsin would require voter approval for a project costing more than $450 million; Harwood, North Dakota would require independent professional review; Perry, Ohio Issue 16 would require developers taking tax incentives to post financial guarantees to the community; Boulder City, Nevada Question 1 would permit data centres in the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area. Three results we read directly. In Ashville, Ohio, with all 4 village precincts reporting, voters repealed Resolution 06-2026 by 1,468 votes to 330, 81.65% to 18.35%; the resolution had exempted a proposed data centre complex, costed above $100 million and tied to EdgeConneX, from the village's own moratorium. In Trenton, Ohio, Issue 17, a charter amendment banning data centres above 25 megawatts, passed with about 80% on unofficial Butler County figures; the Trenton report states it blocks the city's plan to annex land for a 1,000 megawatt Amazon data centre and puts a 250 megawatt Prologis building already under construction in question. In Urbana, Ohio, a charter amendment banning future data centres led with about 73% on early votes at 20:44 Eastern time. Ballotpedia records 6 such measures already decided earlier in 2026, in Canterbury and Nottingham in New Hampshire, Port Washington and Wrightstown in Wisconsin, Monterey Park in California and Augusta Township in Michigan, and writes that in each case a majority favoured greater limits. Not established: the certified statewide totals, the fate of the 13 facilitating measures, and whether any named project is cancelled.

1. Oct 27

   A British campaign group counts who ministers met about data centres and finds environmental groups met them zero times. Edition 064. The access problem the ballot box answers directly.

2. Oct 28

   American Electric Power tells investors it signed 15 gigawatts of new power load in 3 months. Edition 065. The load has to land in somebody's township.

3. Oct 30

   A federal judge refuses to throw out the Clean Air Act case against xAI's gas turbines in Memphis. Edition 068. Courts and ballots are now both open to data centre opponents.

4. Nov 3

   Drax, Brookfield and Radiant plan a 1 gigawatt data centre on a British power station site, over 20 billion pounds, subject to planning approval. Edition 070, carded that morning.

5. Nov 3

   41 local measures are decided. Ashville repeals its EdgeConneX resolution 81.65% to 18.35%. Trenton bans anything above 25 megawatts with about 80%, blocking an annexation for a 1,000 megawatt Amazon site.