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52Nov 3 election

Question 1: Motor Vehicle Mechanical Data

Passed.

Question 1 · Initiative · Massachusetts, November 3, 2020

Yes
2,599,182
75%
No
867,674
25%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    By voters’ signatures

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Question 1

  3. Election day (Done)

    November 3, 2020

  4. Passed (Done)

The ballot question

Require manufacturers that sell vehicles with telematics systems in Massachusetts to equip them with a standardized open data platform beginning with model year 2022 that vehicle owners and independent repair facilities may access to retrieve mechanical data and run diagnostics through a mobile-based application.

Approval of the measure

  • Yes2,599,182
  • No867,674

Read the official result

Original public-list record · Retained for comparison

Earlier public-list values are retained for comparison. The official result above keeps each question separate.

Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative

Require manufacturers that sell vehicles with telematics systems in Massachusetts to equip them with a standardized open data platform beginning with model year 2022 that vehicle owners and independent repair facilities may access to retrieve mechanical data and run diagnostics through a mobile-based application.

Listed as passed. Listed yes: 2,599,182. Listed no: 867,674. Listed share: 74.97%. Election date on that record: November 3, 2020.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

By petition. Voters’ signatures put it on the ballot.

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