ThankQ for leading me down a "ballot printing" rabbit hole. Some shit I never would have considered otherwise. Here are some random, fairly recent digs on the issue coming out from Dem HQ, one of the most corrupt state governments in the entire country. One could expect some trouble, and lo and behold, it already exists!

April 5, 2016: MA terminates contract with Newburyport ballot printers Bradford and Bigelow abruptly.

https://editions.lib.umn.edu/electionacademy/2016/04/05/vendor-state-blame-one-another-in-massachusetts-ballot-printing-dispute/

The vendor is also expanding its argument to claim both that the voting machines are outdated and that the state has failed to anticipate ballot printing needs:

"…Galligan said the larger problem lies with the state’s use of outdated voting machines. He said the discontinued machines have been banned in both California and Connecticut due to problems.

“The Elections Division is in denial about these issues,” he wrote.

“‘Smudge gate’ is a coverup for the problematic, discontinued AccuVote machines,” Galligan wrote in a statement. “With over 6 million ballots printed and less than 2 million cast, reprinting 3.4 million is a waste of taxpayers’ money.”

Galligan also faulted the state for excessive printing of unnecessary ballots. For example, he noted that more than 1.3 million ballots were printed for the non-contested presidential primary races for the Green and United Independent parties. Only about 1,700 ballots were used. Meanwhile, the state also asked for nearly the same number of ballots for the highly contested Republican primary, and the company had to print and deliver numerous “emergency same day” GOP ballots to cover shortfalls."

Also, a ballot printing contract for 2018-2019. I don't know if this is relevant anymore, but it does provide some info on who is or was in charge of this sort of thing for Dem stronghold MA. Maybe direct any questions to

ELECTIONS PROCUREMENT

Attorney Rebecca S. Murray

Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth

One Ashburton Place, Room 1705

Boston, MA 02108

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepra/bids-contracts/2018-2019%20SOC%20Ballot%20Contract%20RFR%20FINAL.pdf

And then there's the general push for mail-in voting, to be expected I suppose:

https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/05/20/september-november-elections-vote-by-mail-legislation-worries