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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 - Norfolk 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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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
291,957
97,584
21,501 411,042
Avon
 
1,890
647
186
2,723
Bellingham More »
 
7,039
2,644
250
9,933
Braintree More »
 
15,856
4,979
1,118
21,953
Brookline More »
 
22,634
6,387
2,284
31,305
Canton More »
 
10,218
3,495
858
14,571
Cohasset More »
 
4,342
1,158
227
5,727
Dedham More »
 
11,772
3,475
734
15,981
Dover
 
3,048
872
144
4,064
Foxborough More »
 
8,158
2,770
497
11,425
Franklin More »
 
14,511
5,466
575
20,552
Holbrook More »
 
4,472
1,356
430
6,258
Medfield More »
 
5,997
1,988
501
8,486
Medway More »
 
5,735
2,494
246
8,475
Millis More »
 
3,921
1,607
149
5,677
Milton More »
 
12,859
4,045
880
17,784
Needham More »
 
14,862
4,564
837
20,263
Norfolk More »
 
4,978
1,730
196
6,904
Norwood More »
 
12,707
3,903
932
17,542
Plainville More »
 
4,126
1,543
208
5,877
Quincy More »
 
31,864
11,142
3,183
46,189
Randolph More »
 
11,464
4,504
1,597
17,565
Sharon More »
 
8,142
2,617
936
11,695
Stoughton More »
 
10,554
3,985
1,224
15,763
Walpole More »
 
11,810
3,949
536
16,295
Wellesley More »
 
11,651
4,022
821
16,494
Westwood More »
 
7,622
2,450
567
10,639
Weymouth More »
 
24,261
7,641
1,143
33,045
Wrentham More »
 
5,464
2,151
242
7,857
County Totals
291,957
97,584
21,501 411,042