Ballot question
Downe Township Referendum Question: data centers (nonbinding)
- On the ballot in
- Downe Township
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
Do you support data centers in the Township of Downe.
A “Yes” vote means
Records support for data centers in Downe Township. The township describes the question as gauging public sentiment on whether to ban them.
A “No” vote means
Records that you do not want data centers in Downe Township, per the township's interpretive statement.
Official plain English statement
“This referendum seeks to gauge the public sentiment regarding whether or not to ban all Data Centers in the Township of Downe”. By voting no on this question means that you do not what data centers in the Township of Downe.
Printed as a "Referendum Question" (not labeled binding); the interpretive statement is reproduced as printed, including its wording errors.
Sources
- 2026 November General Election Sample Ballots (official mail-in ballots, Forms 1-14) · Cumberland County Clerk's Office
The question and plain English statement are copied word for word from official election materials. The Gist does not take a side on ballot questions.