Opponents of Maryland's plan to offer in-state college tuition rates to illegal immigrants are optimistic that they can stop the measure in its tracks.
A Republican-led petition drive to repeal the bill approved last month by the Democratic-led General Assembly began in earnest last week and has been welcomed enthusiastically by voters across the state, organizers say.
To succeed, they will have to collect 55,736 signatures — the equivalent of 3 percent of voters in the last gubernatorial election — by June 30. That would suspend the measure until November 2012, when voters would decide its fate in a referendum.
The first batch of more than 18,500 signatures is due by the end of this month.
"We're off to a fantastic start," said Del. Neil C. Parrott, theWashington County Republican who is leading the petition drive. He would not say how many signatures have already been collected, but said he passed around the petition last week at a Washington Nationals baseball game and couldn't believe how excited Marylanders were to sign on.
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Pleasw let your readers know when and where we can sign a petition.
Here is the link:
http://www.mdpetitions.com/
I agree, I'm sure many on the shore will sign this, we just need to know where to go in order to sign up.
902-Not only many on the shore, but many in the DC area do as well. It's a rediculous overstep by politicians pandering to the ideals of those who are financially backing them.
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