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A US journalist writing for The Nerve says all but one of 41 data-centre measures on the midterm ballot called for stopping projects, imposing moratoriums or banning them outright. The account, published on 6 November, cites Semafor’s reporting that residents in more than 30 localities across nine states backed such measures.

That gives a sharper local picture of the pressure on AI infrastructure than forecasts about projects that might be delayed. It is the journalist’s characterisation of the ballot results, not evidence that AI itself decided the election. The earlier Watch Desk story covered forecasts for the data-centre build-out; this is a distinct reported detail about local ballot outcomes.

Discuss: Should communities be able to halt data-centre projects outright, or should national infrastructure needs carry more weight?

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