Montana Supreme Court allows Butte data center initiative onto ballot

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 539

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Montana Supreme Court ruled this week that a Butte-Silver Bow citizens’ initiative to require voter approval of data center construction will appear on the November ballot.

In an order filed Tuesday, the court overturned a decision by the county elections administrator to retroactively change the deadline for submitting signatures for the initiative, which would have left the measure off the ballot.

The measure came from grassroots citizens group, 406 …

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