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Montana Data Center Vote Battle | Butte News
In a high-stakes legal showdown in Butte, Montana, a grassroots group called 406 People First is fighting to get voters’ approval on whether to build a new data center — but they’re locked in a battle with the county over missed deadlines. The group was told the wrong deadline by the county and filed their petition after the July 13th state cutoff, only to be shut down by a district judge who ruled the county’s error wasn’t legally excusable. Undeterred, they’re now appealing to the Montana Supreme Court, arguing the state constitution grants citizens strong initiative powers that were…
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