Recent Ohio Supreme Court rulings have reinforced local authority to enforce data center moratoriums, as seen in the unanimous Lordstown decision blocking review of a multi-hundred-megawatt project submitted before restrictions took effect. Over 140 municipalities and townships currently maintain temporary pauses or bans amid concerns over electricity demand exceeding 25 MW per facility, water usage, and zoning impacts from AI-driven hyperscale builds by firms like Meta and Google. No statewide moratorium has passed, though a grassroots constitutional amendment effort targeting large facilities collected substantial signatures for a potential 2027 ballot while missing the 2026 deadline. November 3 local ballot measures in 21 Ohio communities and the frozen state tax exemption represent near-term catalysts that could shape trader views on broader regulatory momentum.