Montana Supreme Court vacates decision to put Butte data center issue to voters

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 640

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Montana Supreme Court on Thursday vacated an earlier ruling that the Butte-Silver Bow elections office print a citizen’s initiative question on the ballots after learning the department had already mailed ballots to voters.

Thursday’s ruling overturned a Tuesday order that required an initiative seeking to regulate data center construction by requiring voter approval to appear on the November ballots.

But less than 48 hours later, the …

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