Sabey Butte Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
4 events, April 29, 2026 to August 12, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 12 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Montana.
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2026 4 events
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
Local Initiative 00-02 was proposed on April 29, 2026, requiring 3,652 valid signatures by August 14, 2026 to qualify for the ballot fairfieldsuntimes.com
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reported
Sabey plans a data center in Silver Bow, Montana [2]
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cancelled
Sabey backs out of proposal to build data center in Butte, Montana [1]
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
District Court Judge Frank Joseph issued a temporary restraining order on August 12, 2026, while matter wound through courts but on August 28 sided with Butte Silver Bow dailymontanan.com
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Also in August 2026: 4 lines that are not events of their own
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
Judge Joseph ordered both sides to file briefings by 5 p.m. on Monday before making a final decision on whether equitable estoppel applies nbcmontana.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
The initiative would require approval from two thirds of registered voters for the building or expansion of data centers in Butte-Silver Bow nbcmontana.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
Election Administrator Cindy Sherman initially gave residents a deadline of August 14 to collect signatures for the data center initiative, then changed it retroactively to July 13 nbcmontana.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
District Court Judge Frank Joseph heard arguments on whether a ballot initiative to limit data center building on the November ballot in Butte-Silver Bow nbcmontana.com
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Also in September 2026: 8 lines that are not events of their own
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
A Butte judge ruled against 406 People First in its lawsuit over a data center ballot initiative signature dispute. facebook.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
Local Initiative 00-02 would define data center and bar the city county from approving construction or expansion without a special election and support from two thirds of all registered voters fairfieldsuntimes.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
Montana Supreme Court ordered Butte Silver Bow to certify Local Initiative 00-02 for the November 3, 2026 ballot despite deadline dispute fairfieldsuntimes.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
The initiative would require two thirds approval from registered Butte Silver Bow voters before data centers can be built or expanded mtstandard.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
Montana Supreme Court granted an injunction allowing a data center ballot initiative to appear on November ballots in Butte Silver Bow mtstandard.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
The ballot initiative prohibits any construction or expansion of data centers within Butte Silver Bow city county without voter approval dailymontanan.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
The Supreme Court noted ballots had already been printed and mailed before issuing their injunction nbcmontana.com
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Decision · Butte-Silver Bow (city)
Montana Supreme Court vacated its injunction on a Butte Silver Bow data center ballot initiative nbcmontana.com
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- Under the months
- 12
- Stage changes
- 2
- Decisions
- 14
- Statements
- 0
- Figures
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- Entries and decisions under the months
- 12