Boulder City Question 1 — Data Centers as an Approved Land Use in the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area (Clark County)

What it does

Should data center facilities be an approved land use within the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area outside of the Multi-species Habitat Conservation Easement?

A YES vote means

Data center facilities would be an approved land use in the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area outside the Multi-species Habitat Conservation Easement.

A NO vote means

Data center facilities would not be made an approved land use in that area.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

According to the city's explanation and digest, Section 144(1) of the Boulder City Charter limits uses of the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area, more than 100,000 acres the city bought in 1995, to listed uses such as public recreation, solar energy facilities, a desert tortoise preserve and utility lines; other uses need voter approval.

The digest says over 86,000 acres of the transfer area are covered by a Multi-species Habitat Conservation Easement and are not available for development, and that voters previously approved geothermal uses in 2007 and clean-energy technologies such as battery storage in 2022.

The digest says a yes vote would only authorize the City Council to potentially enter into leases for data centers and would not require it to approve one; it says the measure will not increase taxes or fees.

The city's pamphlet includes arguments for and against the question, each with a rebuttal, submitted by ballot question committees.

Put on the ballot by Boulder City City Council, regular meeting February 24, 2026 (vote not stated).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Boulder City Question 1 mean?

Data center facilities would be an approved land use in the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area outside the Multi-species Habitat Conservation Easement.

What does a NO vote on Boulder City Question 1 mean?

Data center facilities would not be made an approved land use in that area.

How many votes does Boulder City Question 1 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Boulder City Question 1?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.