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Flock Cameras Face Growing Resistance at the Ballot Box

Americans are voting for greater transparency and involvement in whether and how they are monitored, regardless of political ideology.

Autumn Billings | 11.4.2026 10:42 AM

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On Tuesday, voters took to the ballot box to weigh in on the future of Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers (ALPRs), adding to a growing nationwide backlash against mass government surveillance and mounting privacy concerns. 

Although Flock cameras are just over a year old in York, Maine, residents have decided to join other Maine communities and ditch the controversial surveillance technology. York voted to pass a citizen-led initiative, effective immediately, that bans ALPRs in the town of more than 14,000, according to WMTW 8, an ABC News affiliate. Under the measure, any future deployment of surveillance technology will first require voter approval before being deployed. 

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