Harwood 选民将表决数据中心透明度提案：全美 40 多项相关公投 11 月 3 日迎大考
11月3日选举日，北达科他州 Harwood 市的选民将就一项数据中心相关公投提案作出表决。该提案要求市政府在批准包括数据中心在内的工业开发项目前，必须经过更严格的审查并提高决策透明度。这项地方公投是今年全美40多项与数据中心有关的选票提案之一，反映出各地居民对大型数据中心项目的疑虑正在升温。
据《华盛顿观察家报》报道，全美多地选民将在11月3日就数据中心议题表决，包括伊利诺伊州 Morgan County 是否建议官员限制数据中心建设运营、威斯康星州 Janesville 市是否要求选民批准相关开发项目。俄亥俄州 Grove City 的提案则要求，占地50英亩以上、峰值用电超过20兆瓦或日用水超过50万加仑的项目必须经选民批准，并制定获批设施的标准。数据中心已成为本次中期选举的热门议题。共和党全国参议员委员会今年夏天警告科技公司，数据中心正变得越来越不受欢迎；民主党则将其作为竞选议题之一。俄亥俄州共和党参议员候选人 Jon Husted 表示：「数据中心是、也应当是地方决策。」
Harwood Voters to Decide a Data Center Transparency Measure: More Than 40 Related Ballot Questions Nationwide on Nov. 3
On Election Day, Nov. 3, voters in Harwood, North Dakota, will decide a ballot measure on data centers that would require stricter review and greater transparency before the city approves industrial developments, including data centers. The local referendum is one of more than 40 data-center-related ballot questions across the country this year, reflecting rising public unease about large data center projects.
According to the Washington Examiner, voters in several states will weigh in on Nov. 3, including in Illinois' Morgan County, on whether to advise officials to restrict data center construction and operation, and in Janesville, Wisconsin, on whether voters should have to approve such developments. A measure in Grove City, Ohio, would require voter approval for projects over 50 acres, peaking above 20 megawatts, or using more than 500,000 gallons of water a day, and would set standards for approved facilities. Data centers have become a hot midterm issue: the National Republican Senatorial Committee warned tech companies this summer that data centers are growing increasingly unpopular, while Democrats have made them a campaign theme. Ohio Republican Senate candidate Jon Husted said data centers 'are, and should be, a local decision.'
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