Pulaski quorum court votes 10-4 to override Hyde veto

The vote

The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted 10-4 to back an override of Hyde’s veto of a data center ordinance. The action concerns a local government measure involving data centers and follows Hyde’s decision to veto the ordinance.

The vote was not unanimous. Ten members supported the override, while four voted against it. The Quorum Court’s action records the balance of support and opposition on the veto question, but the vote count alone does not identify how individual members voted.

What the ordinance concerns

The ordinance is connected to data centers, which are facilities that house computer equipment and related systems. The Quorum Court’s vote was about whether to proceed with an override of the veto, rather than a new vote on a separate measure.

The action puts the ordinance back into the county’s approval process after the veto. An override is a vote by the legislative body to move past an executive veto. In this case, the Quorum Court supported that step by a 10-4 margin.

Why the decision matters locally

The vote gives the ordinance support from the county’s legislative body despite Hyde’s veto. That makes the Quorum Court’s decision the central development in the county’s handling of the data center measure.

The vote also creates a clear public record of the division on the issue: a majority of the Quorum Court backed the override, and four members did not. The decision does not, by itself, describe the ordinance’s requirements, the proposed data center project, or the effects on residents, businesses or county operations.

Those details are separate from the veto question. The vote establishes the Quorum Court’s position on the override, while the ordinance itself governs the policy addressed by the measure.

Next steps to follow

The next point to watch is how the county records and carries out the override after the 10-4 vote. That includes any formal action needed to complete the process and any later county discussion about the ordinance.

Public attention may also turn to the contents of the data center ordinance and how county officials apply it. The vote settles the Quorum Court’s position on overriding the veto, but the ordinance’s specific provisions determine what the county would regulate or allow.