Local ballot measure elections in 2026

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This page includes the following information for local ballot measure elections in 2026:

a description of Ballotpedia's local ballot measure scope in 2026
highlighted trends and topics
a list of local ballot measure elections in 2026

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Scope

In 2026, Ballotpedia is covering local ballot measures that appear on the ballot for voters within the 100 largest cities in the U.S., within state capitals, and throughout California and Virginia. Ballotpedia is also covering electoral system-related ballot measures, like ranked-choice voting, outside of the largest cities.

Topics

Data centers

See also: Data center-related ballot measures, 2026

In 2026, voters will decide on at least five ballot measures related to data centers, including:

one to allow for data center development, and
four to limit, prohibit, or create additional steps for data center development.

The following ballot measure would allow data center development:

Jurisdiction	State	Type	Title	Description
Boulder City	NV	Referral	Allow Data Centers in Eldorado Valley Transfer Area Measure	Allow data centers within the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area

The following four ballot measures would prohibit data center development or create additional steps, such as voter approval, before certain data center projects could be developed:

Jurisdiction	State	Type	Title	Description
Monterey Park	CA	Referral	Measure NDC	Amend the city's land use element to prohibit data centers
Augusta (Washtenaw County)	MI	Referendum	Rezone Agricultural Residential to General Industrial for Data Center Initiative	Uphold Ordinance No. 2025-02, rezoning properties for a proposed data center
Janesville	WI	Initiative	Require Voter Approval for Development of GM/JATCO Site Exceeding $450 Million Initiative	Require voter approval before the city may lease, sell, transfer, or approve development of the undeveloped GM/JATCO site if the total project costs exceed $450 million
Port Washington	WI	Initiative	Require Voter Approval for Tax Incremental Districts Exceeding $10 Million Initiative	Require voter approval before the city may create, adopt, or approve a Tax Incremental District (TID) if the district has a projected base value of $10 million or more or projected project costs exceeding $10 million.