Pulaski County data center moratorium fails after vote tally error, clerk says
A proposed data center moratorium in Pulaski County, Arkansas, failed to pass due to a vote tally error. Initially reported as passed, County Clerk Terri Hollingsworth clarified that an insufficient number of 'yes' votes were cast for the emergency ordinance.
A proposed moratorium to halt new data center developments in Pulaski County, Arkansas, ultimately failed to pass, according to County Clerk Terri Hollingsworth. This announcement corrected an earlier report that the ordinance had been approved.
Hollingsworth stated that a miscalculation occurred during the recording of votes from the Justices of the Peace. For an emergency ordinance, a minimum of 10 'yes' votes are required for adoption, a threshold that was not met upon further review. Hollingsworth issued an official apology for the mistake.