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August 6, 2026. What is on the calendar this week and what the records show behind it. Four decisions sit inside the next three weeks, and the largest of them is not a vote. Columbus holds a hearing, not a vote Columbus council meets at 4pm on August 10 for a public hearing on Flock, … Read more
Every figure on this page recomputes from the live record set on each visit. The tracker holds 1,044 records. 417 carry a dollar figure and 633 carry a camera count, but only 318 carry both. Those 318 are the only records where a cost per camera can be computed at all, and the spread between … Read more
Every count on this page recomputes from the live record set on each visit. Of 1,044 records on this site, 582 carry an approval method of Unknown. That is the largest single group in the file, and it is the one most often misread. Unknown does not mean nobody voted. It means no document found … Read more
Every figure below comes from the Oregon records on this tracker, read on August 6, 2026, and from the text of Senate Bill 1516. Oregon held 8 Flock records on August 6, 2026, and 7 of them had stopped. 6 were cancelled, 1 was suspended, and the eighth had never had its first vote. Oregon … Read more
Every figure below comes from the Colorado records on this tracker, read on August 6, 2026. Colorado held 8 Flock records on August 6, 2026, with the widest spread of approval paths of any state on this site. One contract cleared on a mayor’s signature under a spending threshold. One passed as a city ordinance … Read more
Every figure below comes from the Indiana records on this tracker, read on August 6, 2026. Indiana held 8 Flock records on August 6, 2026, and 3 of them belonged to universities. The state had the only recorded vote on this site that lost, an auto-renewing county contract written to run to 2027, and a … Read more
Every figure below comes from the Wisconsin records on this tracker, read on August 6, 2026. Wisconsin held 10 Flock records on August 6, 2026, and 7 of them were endings. Two contracts were rejected outright, four were cancelled or allowed to lapse, one expired on a campus, and only 3 were still running. No … Read more
A week of Flock decisions produces fewer documents than it produces headlines. This guide explains how to read one week of Flock decisions against the ledger, using records already on the tracker. It applies to every Decision Watch recap on this site. The four outcomes that keep recurring Almost every week resolves into one of … Read more
Harrisonburg votes 4 to 0 to end its contract, Park Ridge extends 5 to 1, Binghamton stalls, and LAPD lets its 138-camera agreement lapse.
A public-records ruling paused Washington Flock networks, SB 6002 reversed most pauses, 2 sheriffs shut down, and Olympia faces a July 31 deadline.