It’s Official: Voters Will Decide Fate of Licenses For Illegals

Signature collectors say they continue to be physically assaulted by opposition

A man confronts a supporter of referendum against giving illegal aliens driver's licenses. Courtesy Fair and Safe Ma.

A group of citizens opposed to a new state law that puts driver’s licenses in the hands of people living illegally in Massachusetts has collected enough signatures to potentially overturn the measure.

Jim Lyons, chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, confirmed on Aug. 22 that of the 75,000 signatures the group collected, 50,617 of them have been certified by the Massachusetts Secretary of the State—putting them well over the 40,000 signatures required to put the new Democrat-driven law to a ballot vote in November.