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Referendum to Expand Automotive Right to Repair Regulations to Appear on Massachusetts Ballot

July 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Effort to get online signatures collected thrown out was withdrawn by group representing vehicle manufacturers.

The Massachusetts Right to Repair Committee turned in 24,000 signatures on Wednesday, July 1 to the Secretary of State regarding a ballot question that would mandate vehicle manufacturers provide car owners with control of repair data generated by their vehicles and provide for independent repair facilities access. The submission included more than the 13,374 signatures than required by law to have a question placed on the ballot.

While these signatures are usually collected manually, the COVID-19 virus forced the Committee was to seek a consent

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Coalition for Auto Repair Equality, legislation, Massachusetts, Right to Repair

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