GoKawiilFlock Safety faces backlash as voters reject license-plate surveillance in midterms
Multiple US municipalities voted Tuesday on ballot measures targeting automatic license plate readers like those made by Flock Safety. York County, Maine passed a measure 72-28 to remove existing ALPRs and require voter approval for future installations, while League City, Texas voters rejected continued police use of the cameras by a 54-46 margin. Pflugerville, Texas also passed ordinances requiring public approval before deploying facial recognition or other AI surveillance tools.
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The results suggest growing public resistance to automated surveillance infrastructure that has expanded rapidly across American towns in recent years, often with limited public debate. League City's mayoral race, where the incumbent who promised to honor an anti-surveillance vote won decisively over a rival who hedged on the issue, indicates that ALPR policy could become a genuine electoral liability for local politicians. This pattern of ballot measures and candidate outcomes may encourage other municipalities to reconsider existing or pending surveillance contracts.
- York County, Maine voters approved removing ALPRs and requiring future voter approval with 72% support.
- League City, Texas voters rejected continued ALPR use, and the incumbent mayor who vowed to comply won reelection.
- Pflugerville, Texas enacted rules requiring public approval before new facial recognition or AI surveillance deployments.
Source: futurism.com — Joe Wilkins, 2026-11-06
Published there as: “Flock Cameras Got Eviscerated by the Midterms”
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