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Horowitz dijo que el potencial de que esos registros puedan usarse para identificar y monitorear inmigrantes indocumentados es «difícil de precisar», pero «no es imaginario».

The report warned supporters of the law that they cannot rule out the possibility of a paper trail that “could be used to identify and track people in the future”.

The Tufts reports said insurers may actually lower premiums and streamline administrative functions, or cut profits. They might also begin covering more procedures which would allow dentists to charge higher prices.

“The RMV already handles cases of people who are eligible to drive but not vote — including lawful immigrants with green cards and new drivers under 18,” the report states.

“Whatever voters decide on Question 3, the broader fight over alcohol sales in Massachusetts is likely to continue, with more expansive ballot questions in the years ahead,” said Evan Horowitz.

“There is this kind of trust question,” said Evan Horowitz, the center’s executive director, “not just in people you vote for today but people you envision [voting for] in the future.”

A study from Tufts University's Center for State Policy Analysis said that the change would generate about $1.3 billion of revenue in 2023 and would apply to about 0.6% of households in the state.

The money—about $1.3 billion in 2023, according to a Tufts University estimate—would go to education, roads, bridges, and public transit...About 0.6 percent of Bay State households would pay the surtax, according to Tufts.

A $1,000 tax credit, given out to some 3 million eligible households, would also mirror the $3 billion figure certified by the state auditor, Horowitz said.