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Butte Data Center Vote in Legal Limbo | Missoula News

A legal showdown is unfolding in Butte, Montana, over a data center project as petitioners with 13,000+ signatures sue after the county clerk missed the deadline to submit them. The county attorney demands a judge resolve the dispute, claiming the petitioners didn’t follow proper procedures and the clerk never verified signatures. Meanwhile, the clerk’s office insists they didn’t receive the signatures on time and are just following protocol — turning this into a high-stakes battle over local control, deadlines, and whether voters should get a say in big development projects. Listen in…

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