IP 22 probe closed

The measure would repeal the more than 30-year law that prohibits use of state and local resources to enforce federal immigration law, when a person’s only crime is being in the country illegally.

The Secretary of State’s Office reported that it had received 39 complaints from individuals asking that their signatures be removed from the petition.

Proponents claim the allegations are politically motivated. About 300 law enforcement, business and civil rights groups have mounted opposition.