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The rapid buildout of data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom is heading to the ballot box this November.
Voters across the country will weigh 34 data center-related measures in seven states, decisions that could shape where and how these massive facilities are constructed.
The states participating in this vote are California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin. This political attention follows a chaotic Tuesday night at a Memphis City Council meeting.
Lawmakers postponed a vote on a proposed yearlong moratorium on new data centers, an action that led to protesters chanting inside City Hall. Police cleared the chamber, and a fight broke out in the lobby.
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