Data center ban on the Ohio ballot? Petitioners get approval to start gathering signatures

By: Megan Henry

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 700

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Ohio Residents for Responsible Development can start collecting signatures to get a proposed constitutional amendment to prevent new, large data centers in Ohio on the November ballot.

The Ohio Ballot Board on Thursday unanimously certified the proposed amendment that would prohibit the construction of data centers with a peak load of more than 25 megawatts per month. This would prevent most modern data centers. The board was tasked with assuring the proposal contains only …

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