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Summary of Question 1
This proposed law would require that motor vehicle owners and independent repair facilities be provided with expanded access to mechanical data related to vehicle maintenance and repair. Starting with model year 2022, the proposed law would require manufacturers of motor vehicles sold in Massachusetts to equip any such vehicles that use telematics systems--systems that collect and wirelessly transmit mechanical data to a remote server--with a standardized open access data platform. Owners of motor vehicles with telematics systems would get access to mechanical data through a mobile device application. With vehicle owner authorization, independent repair facilities (those not affiliated with a manufacturer) and independent dealerships would be able to retrieve mechanical data from, and send commands to, the vehicle for repair, maintenance, and diagnostic testing. Under the proposed law, manufacturers would not be allowed to require authorization before owners or repair facilities could access mechanical data stored in a motor vehicle's on-board diagnostic system, except through an authorization process standardized across all makes and models and administered by an entity unaffiliated with the manufacturer. The proposed law would require the Attorney General to prepare a notice for prospective motor vehicle owners and lessees explaining telematics systems and the proposed law's requirements concerning access to the vehicle's mechanical data. Under the proposed law, dealers would have to provide prospective owners with, and prospective owners would have to acknowledge receipt of, the notice before buying or leasing a vehicle. Failure to comply with these notice requirements would subject motor vehicle dealers to sanctions by the applicable licensing authority. Motor vehicle owners and independent repair facilities could enforce this law through state consumer protection laws and recover civil penalties of the greater of treble damages or $10,000 per violation.""

2020 - Middlesex County - Question 1Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 5, 2020?

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Middlesex County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
628,601
193,430
47,316 869,347
Acton More »
 
10,206
3,267
545
14,018
Arlington More »
 
21,937
5,623
1,199
28,759
Ashby
 
1,482
486
64
2,032
Ashland More »
 
7,675
2,553
336
10,564
Ayer More »
 
3,472
1,050
131
4,653
Bedford More »
 
6,512
2,035
355
8,902
Belmont More »
 
11,393
3,193
906
15,492
Billerica More »
 
18,159
5,708
911
24,778
Boxborough
 
2,531
778
131
3,440
Burlington More »
 
10,897
3,819
715
15,431
Cambridge More »
 
40,948
10,226
3,865
55,039
Carlisle
 
2,684
838
148
3,670
Chelmsford More »
 
16,614
5,168
704
22,486
Concord More »
 
9,094
2,722
575
12,391
Dracut More »
 
12,532
4,559
936
18,027
Dunstable
 
1,673
386
144
2,203
Everett More »
 
9,536
4,166
1,191
14,893
Framingham More »
 
23,292
7,607
1,336
32,235
Groton More »
 
5,422
1,709
225
7,356
Holliston More »
 
7,269
2,151
247
9,667
Hopkinton More »
 
7,391
2,642
321
10,354
Hudson More »
 
8,560
2,707
386
11,653
Lexington More »
 
14,466
4,680
1,022
20,168
Lincoln More »
 
3,274
839
187
4,300
Littleton More »
 
4,999
1,486
237
6,722
Lowell More »
 
25,746
8,618
4,618
38,982
Malden More »
 
16,112
5,608
4,037
25,757
Marlborough More »
 
13,857
4,608
828
19,293
Maynard More »
 
5,176
1,423
204
6,803
Medford More »
 
23,300
7,153
1,624
32,077
Melrose More »
 
13,346
4,069
923
18,338
Natick More »
 
16,135
4,916
891
21,942
Newton More »
 
36,692
10,745
3,134
50,571
N. Reading More »
 
7,159
2,210
638
10,007
Pepperell More »
 
5,413
1,769
170
7,352
Reading More »
 
12,343
3,900
886
17,129
Sherborn
 
2,333
563
95
2,991
Shirley
 
2,836
761
120
3,717
Somerville More »
 
32,258
7,824
2,297
42,379
Stoneham More »
 
10,236
3,352
848
14,436
Stow More »
 
3,713
1,126
158
4,997
Sudbury More »
 
9,150
2,865
472
12,487
Tewksbury More »
 
14,080
4,656
507
19,243
Townsend More »
 
3,860
1,467
168
5,495
Tyngsborough More »
 
5,420
1,837
347
7,604
Wakefield More »
 
12,398
3,357
954
16,709
Waltham More »
 
20,803
6,758
1,514
29,075
Watertown More »
 
14,247
4,179
892
19,318
Wayland More »
 
6,792
2,165
433
9,390
Westford More »
 
11,289
3,582
512
15,383
Weston More »
 
5,096
1,697
347
7,140
Wilmington More »
 
10,775
3,516
625
14,916
Winchester More »
 
10,123
3,103
746
13,972
Woburn More »
 
15,895
5,205
1,511
22,611
County Totals
628,601
193,430
47,316 869,347