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Local votes and rules
🗳️ Public vote · Emporia
Voters will decide on Nov. 3, 2026 whether to ban 'high-impact' data centers in Emporia. A judge ordered it onto the ballot. Even if it passes, it takes effect only after the court decides if the petition was legal.
Nov 3, 2026Source
⚖️ Court case · Emporia
The city asked the court to decide if zoning rules like the data center ban can be made by citizen petition. The judge ordered the question onto the ballot while the case goes on.
Aug 2026Source
🗺️ Zoning change · Emporia
City commissioners approved a 'Digital Infrastructure Overlay District', water policies and rezoning of 11 tracts for the data center campus.
July 22, 2026Source
✅ Approved · Emporia
City commissioners voted to annex about 1,000 acres west of town for the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus.
June 3, 2026Source
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