Montana voters seek oversight of data center construction
Montana residents are seeking oversight of data center construction by putting voter initiatives on the ballot this year.
In Yellowstone and Butte-Silver Bow counties, groups are gathering signatures for initiatives that would require approval from two-thirds of registered voters before construction or expansion of data centers.
Last week, Broadview resident Kassi Solberg told the Daily Montanan that the Yellowstone County Attorney’s Office had approved the citizens’ petition she submitted on behalf of the group “Yellowstone County Voices.”
On Thursday, Solberg held the first training for volunteers in Billings to help collect the 16,650 valid signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot, and she said the support has already been huge.
https://dailymontanan.com/2026/06/30/montana-voters-seek-oversight-of-data-center-construction/