Yellowstone County data center ballot initiative stopped by courts

By: Jenna Martin

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 15, 2026

Words: 1,992

Last Updated: 3 days, 9 hours ago

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On Tuesday, a Yellowstone County District Court judge upheld the state’s largest county’s decision to invalidate a proposed ballot initiative that would have required two-thirds of the residents’ approval before constructing a data center.

With the window for signature gathering all but closed to make the ballot deadline in 2026, the first major legal challenge in the fight over a proposed massive data center in rural Yellowstone County appears to be over, with Quantica given …

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