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Signature Process Begins to Ban Large Data Centers in Ohio
Sponsors have 90 days to gather more than 413,000 signatures from at least 44 counties to put the measure before voters in November.
- The Ohio Ballot Board approved ballot language yesterday for a proposed constitutional amendment, allowing Ohio Residents for Responsible Development to begin gathering signatures for the November 2026 ballot.
- Residents from Brown and Adams counties proposed the measure after Andrew Gula, a Batavia resident, found that project developers withheld information through non-disclosure agreements regarding environmental impacts.
- Organizers must collect more than 413,000 signatures from at least 44 of Ohio's 88 counties within 90 days, targeting facilities consuming more than 25 megawatts of electricity per month.
- Governor Mike DeWine stated Ohio must evaluate both industry benefits and drawbacks, while the Ohio General Assembly works to create a commission studying infrastructure impacts of the state's roughly 200 existing data centers.
- Petitioners face a July 1 deadline to submit signatures to the secretary of state's office at least 65 days before the election, determining whether voters will decide the future of energy-intensive data centers in Ohio.
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Signature process begins to ban large data centers in Ohio
(The Center Square) – Sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban the construction of any new large data centers in Ohio have cleared another hurdle in getting the question to voters this November.
Data Center Controversies Continue in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is a “top 5” state for its number of data centers, which currently number around 200. But that’s a title some in Ohio don’t embrace. In Ohio’s agricultural and rural communities, some citizens appreciate the technology and economic activity data centers bring while others fear loss of farmland, intensive water use, sales tax exemptions, and impacts on electric infrastructure and prices. Here’s a summary of recent developmen…
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