2020 Ballot QuestionsWBUR's reporting on the Massachusetts ballot questions in 2020.Voters Say 'No' To Ranked-Choice Voting In Mass.Opponents of the measure, including Gov. Charlie Baker, cast it as an overly-complicated system — an argument that appeared to carry with voters in the state. Local CoverageNov 4, 2020Mass. Voters Say 'Yes' On Question 1, Expanding Access To Car Repair DataThe ballot measure will require car makers to share information they collect wirelessly about vehicles' mechanical health. Such information, known as telematics, can help anticipate problems before they arise.Local CoverageNov 3, 2020Govs. Weld And Patrick: This Is Why We Support Ranked-Choice VotingRanked-choice voting -- Question 2 on the Mass. ballot -- would help to dismantle the hyperpartisanship that has soured our politics for too long, write former Mass. Govs. Bill Weld...CognoscentiOct 28, 2020Advocates On Both Sides Of Ballot Question 2 Square Off In Debate Over Ranked-Choice VotingAdvocates on either side of the ballot question debate the pros and cons of ranked-choice voting. ResumeRadio Boston39:02Oct 12, 2020VIDEO | Mass. Ballot Question 2, Explained: What You Need To Know About Ranked-Choice VotingHere's what you need to know about Question 2 on the Massachusetts 2020 ballot in November.Local CoverageSep 14, 2020AdvertisementVIDEO | A 'Right To Repair' Sequel: Mass. Ballot Question 1, ExplainedHere's what you need to know about Question 1 on the Massachusetts 2020 ballot in November.Local CoverageSep 14, 2020Auto Repair, Ranked-Choice Voting Questions Cleared for November BallotSecretary of State William Galvin announced Monday that he certified the ballot questions, so each cleared the final hurdle and will appear before voters on Nov. 3.Local CoverageJul 14, 2020Nursing Home Ballot Question Derails Amidst PandemicMassachusetts voters are on track to decide this November whether to embrace ranked-choice voting and expand access to automobile digital repair data, but a proposal to increase funding for nursing...Local CoverageJul 2, 2020Cumberland Farms Drops Beer and Wine Ballot QuestionThe proposed ballot question to allow more stores to sell beer and wine will not appear on the ballot this fall and its backers will instead work to put the...Local CoverageJun 27, 2020Mass. Lawmakers Would Vastly Expand Voting Options Under Pandemic Voting ProposalThe proposal for expanded voting-by-mail would be coupled with in-person early voting before both the primary and general elections in September and November, and traditional voting at a local polling...Local CoverageMay 30, 2020Ranked-Choice Voting Could 'Change The Rules' Of Electoral Politics In Mass.Advocates say ranked-choice voting would enhance the democratic process in Massachusetts. Opponents say it would be complicated and worse than the status quo.ResumeLocal Coverage06:15Jan 7, 2020Ranked-Choice Voting Is Among 12 Initiative Petitions Certified By The Mass. AGProponents of ranked-choice voting want to have Massachusetts voters weigh in on the measure next year.Local CoverageSep 4, 2019Your Car Talks To The Manufacturer. Advocates Want It To Talk To You, TooIndependent auto shops are concerned that carmakers are using technology to nudge consumers toward dealerships for car maintenance and repairs.Local CoverageAug 6, 2019
Voters Say 'No' To Ranked-Choice Voting In Mass.Opponents of the measure, including Gov. Charlie Baker, cast it as an overly-complicated system — an argument that appeared to carry with voters in the state. Local CoverageNov 4, 2020
Mass. Voters Say 'Yes' On Question 1, Expanding Access To Car Repair DataThe ballot measure will require car makers to share information they collect wirelessly about vehicles' mechanical health. Such information, known as telematics, can help anticipate problems before they arise.Local CoverageNov 3, 2020
Govs. Weld And Patrick: This Is Why We Support Ranked-Choice VotingRanked-choice voting -- Question 2 on the Mass. ballot -- would help to dismantle the hyperpartisanship that has soured our politics for too long, write former Mass. Govs. Bill Weld...CognoscentiOct 28, 2020
Advocates On Both Sides Of Ballot Question 2 Square Off In Debate Over Ranked-Choice VotingAdvocates on either side of the ballot question debate the pros and cons of ranked-choice voting. ResumeRadio Boston39:02Oct 12, 2020
VIDEO | Mass. Ballot Question 2, Explained: What You Need To Know About Ranked-Choice VotingHere's what you need to know about Question 2 on the Massachusetts 2020 ballot in November.Local CoverageSep 14, 2020
VIDEO | A 'Right To Repair' Sequel: Mass. Ballot Question 1, ExplainedHere's what you need to know about Question 1 on the Massachusetts 2020 ballot in November.Local CoverageSep 14, 2020
Auto Repair, Ranked-Choice Voting Questions Cleared for November BallotSecretary of State William Galvin announced Monday that he certified the ballot questions, so each cleared the final hurdle and will appear before voters on Nov. 3.Local CoverageJul 14, 2020
Nursing Home Ballot Question Derails Amidst PandemicMassachusetts voters are on track to decide this November whether to embrace ranked-choice voting and expand access to automobile digital repair data, but a proposal to increase funding for nursing...Local CoverageJul 2, 2020
Cumberland Farms Drops Beer and Wine Ballot QuestionThe proposed ballot question to allow more stores to sell beer and wine will not appear on the ballot this fall and its backers will instead work to put the...Local CoverageJun 27, 2020
Mass. Lawmakers Would Vastly Expand Voting Options Under Pandemic Voting ProposalThe proposal for expanded voting-by-mail would be coupled with in-person early voting before both the primary and general elections in September and November, and traditional voting at a local polling...Local CoverageMay 30, 2020
Ranked-Choice Voting Could 'Change The Rules' Of Electoral Politics In Mass.Advocates say ranked-choice voting would enhance the democratic process in Massachusetts. Opponents say it would be complicated and worse than the status quo.ResumeLocal Coverage06:15Jan 7, 2020
Ranked-Choice Voting Is Among 12 Initiative Petitions Certified By The Mass. AGProponents of ranked-choice voting want to have Massachusetts voters weigh in on the measure next year.Local CoverageSep 4, 2019
Your Car Talks To The Manufacturer. Advocates Want It To Talk To You, TooIndependent auto shops are concerned that carmakers are using technology to nudge consumers toward dealerships for car maintenance and repairs.Local CoverageAug 6, 2019
