Voters in US midterms reject AI data centres in dozens of local races

Across the US midterms, data centre measures appeared in more than 40 races in 13 states, with voters opposing them in 38 so far. Six cities approved outright bans and 12 imposed megawatt limits. Texas governor Abbott lost his bid for a fourth term after issuing a 'pause' on projects that regulators did not honour, and Democrat Gina Hinojosa won by over 700,000 votes. The article frames the results as a sign of growing local opposition on power, water and utility cost grounds. It contains no technical vulnerability details, so there are no direct defensive actions.

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