[Themaintainers] Themaintainers Digest, Vol 56, Issue 1 right to repair

[JoAnne Yates]

Jonathan—

I’ve read both articles, but am still not sure which way to vote. Any advice?

JoAnne

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>  1. Mass. auto right-to-repair ballot issue (Jonathan Coopersmith)
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> From: Jonathan Coopersmith <j-coopersmith at tamu.edu>
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> Subject: [Themaintainers] Mass. auto right-to-repair ballot issue
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> (copying this, not original with me:  an important issue).
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> Car right to repair is on the ballot again. This time about access to car
> telematics data. Here is more information about the ballot question..
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> Ballot questions
> https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/IFV_2020.pdf
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> Making sense of Question 1, the return of the Massachusetts right-to-repair
> debate
> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2020/09/29/massachusetts-question-1-right-to-repair-2020-ballot-measure/
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> Mass. has been pummeled by ads on Question 1. They veer into exaggeration
> and ?fearmongering,? experts say
> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/21/metro/massachusetts-has-been-pummeled-by-ads-about-question-1-they-veer-into-exaggeration-fear-mongering-experts-say/
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> Stay sane, keep washing those hands, and practice social solidarity as well
> as physical distancing,
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> Jonathan
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> Jonathan Coopersmith
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> Department of History
> Texas A&M University
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> *Vote early (not often), and help others vote*:
> https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/a-citizens-guide-to-defending-the-election/616574/
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> Engineering elections:
> https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/security/engineering-principles-us-election
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> Racial disparities in waiting to vote:
> https://theconversation.com/it-takes-a-long-time-to-vote-141267
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