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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 …

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Diana

9:26 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012

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Massachusetts Sample Ballot

Prepare for your trip to the polls by checking out the ballot ahead of time.

Heading to the polls today? Be prepared before you get inside the voting booth. Check out the Burlington version of the Massachusetts ballot. The national and statewide candidates are the same for everyone in the Commonwealth and the local elections are what Burlington residents will weigh in on. Also, don't forget to familiarize yourself with the details of the ballot questions. Looking for news from your hometown! Check out our complete list of Patch sites in Massachusetts and get your local news today!

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