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11.
IT'S ALMOST UNHEARD OF... BOTH
SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS OF THE
RIGHT TO REPAIR ISSUE... WANT
VOTERS TO IGNORE IT ON THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT. BUT ONE GROUP
NOW SAYS IT'S STILL A QUESTION
THAT NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED.
THE RIGHT TO REPAIR. IT WILL
COME TO VOTERS AS QUESTION
NUMBER ONE... AND ASKS IF REPAIR
SHOPS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE
SAME INFORMATION DEALERS DO IN
ORDER TO FIX CARS. MOST DRIVERS
SUPPORT THE CONCEPT.
"YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO A
REGULAR REPAIR SHOP TO GET YOUR
CAR FIXED."
BUT NOW SUPPORTERS SAY ANSWERING
THE QUESTION WILL DO MORE HARM
THAN GOOD. STATE LAWMAKERS
REACHED A COMPROMISE BILL IN
SEPTEMBER THAT SATISFIED BOTH
SIDES... BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO
TAKE IT OFF THE BALLOT.
YOU KNOW IT'S OKAY TO SKIP THIS
QUESTION BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE
ADDRESSED IT. BUT AAA SAYS
THAT'S NOT THE CASE... THEY'RE
NOT SATISFIED WITH THE
COMPROMISE AND A YES VOTE WILL
PROMPT LAWMAKERS TO LOOK INTO IT
AGAIN.
"THIS COMPROMISE IT WILL PROVIDE
YOU AND YOUR REPAIR SHOP WITH
ACCESS TO INFORMATION NOW BUT IT
EXCLUDES SOME OF THE NEWEST
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS IN TODAY'S
CARS." VOTERS 22NEWS SPOKE TO
SAY THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN EVEN
PLAYING FIELD AND PLAN TO VOTE
ANYWAY.
"I DON'T THINK THAT DEALERSHIPS
SHOULD HAVE THIS RIGHT TO HAVE
A MONOPOLY OVER INFORMATION THAT
PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM HAVING THE
INORMAITON TO WORK JUST AS
HARD."
IF QUESTION ONE PASSES...
LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE UNTIL 2015