patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Ballot Questions

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Election 2012: State Ballot Question Results

Voters made decisions on car repairs, assisted suicide and medical marijuana in the statewide election.

  Question 1: Right to Repair Voters approved the “Right to Repair” ballot question, which would give consumers more choices when fixing a car in today's election. According to numbers on boston.com, 85 percent of voters approved the question, with 51 percent of the state reporting at 10:15 p.m. The initiative requires automakers to make computer software codes for repairs more accessible to independent repair shops and car owners by 2015. But in July, state legislators devised a compromise that would give carmakers until 2018 to comply with the new law, according to a Boston Globe report. By approving Question 1, voters trumped that compromise and enacted the “Right to Repair” act as written on the ballot. “Voters sent a clear message to …

Comment_arrow

Diana

9:26 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012

Whine whine whine. But hey, it's your free time. Do with it as you will.   more ›

Thursday, July 19, 2012

November Election Ballot Questions: Medical Marijuana, Death with Dignity, Right to Repair

Massachusetts residents will be choosing "yes" or "no" on three ballot questions this November.

The secretary of state's office last week finalized the questions that will be put on this fall's ballot. Though four questions had gathered enough signatures and met the deadlines to be placed on the ballot, one regarding teacher evaluation was resolved in the Legislature last month, leaving three for Secretary of State William Galvin to sign. They are:

Julia Gentile

9:41 am on Sunday, August 5, 2012

"Right to repair" is now moot....the legislature passed a compromise bill that satisfies both sides.   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?
 
 

Videos