Data Center Referendum challengers ask state Supreme Court to uphold ballot denial
Challengers of a data center zone referendum in Frederick County, Maryland, have filed briefs asking the state Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's ruling against the referendum effort. They contend that ordinances are not subject to referendum and that the petitions were faulty. Oral arguments are scheduled for June 30, critically just one day before ballot referendum language is due to the state election board.
The challengers of a data center zone referendum in Frederick County, Maryland, have submitted briefs to the Supreme Court of Maryland, seeking to affirm a judge's previous decision against the referendum effort. Their core arguments reiterate that local ordinances, such as the one establishing the data center zone, are not legally subject to referendum, and they also assert that the initial referendum petitions contained procedural flaws.
The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for this case on June 30. This date holds significant importance as it falls just one day before the state election board's deadline of July 1 for submitting final ballot referendum language for the upcoming November general election.