6 November 2026
Local voters pass 43 of 44 measures to slow data centers
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- Voters approved 43 of 44 local measures aimed at slowing the construction of data centers, the large buildings that run AI.
- Data centers are facilities full of computers that power AI tools and online services, so local rules can delay or block them.
- The author, writing the Exponential View newsletter, calls the vote real democratic engagement rather than a sign that AI is finished.
Our read
Only Exponential View, one of 30 tracked newsletters, covered this vote, while our archive shows an earlier poll on the same thread: the 2026-09-05 report that 70 percent of Americans oppose local data centers.
Earlier on this story
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How it was covered
Exponential ViewAzeem Azhar
Local ballot measures against data centers, the 43 of 44 result, and whether the revolt was about data centers or broader concerns