CAULDRON REPORT

Oregon’s Sanctuary Laws: What They Are

Search results show that Oregon’s sanctuary framework (ORS 180.805–180.810 and ORS 181A.820–181A.829) restricts state and local agencies from assisting federal immigration enforcement unless there is a judge‑signed warrant.

The 2021 Sanctuary Promise Act further expanded these limits across all public bodies, including police, sheriffs, corrections, and schools.

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Against Oregon Maintaining Sanctuary Laws

Oregon Secretary of State Begins Cleanup of Inactive Voter Records; Public Confusion Follows

PORTLAND, OR — In early January, the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office announced new directives to resume long-delayed maintenance of the state’s voter registration database, prompting public debate and confusion on social media over the meaning of “inactive” voter records and their relationship to election integrity.

This article is a rebuttal of what KOIN overstated and omitted

On January 9, Secretary of State Tobias Read announced that Oregon maintains approximately 800,000 inactive voter registration records, of which about 160,000 currently meet federal and state criteria for cancellation under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and Oregon law.

According to the Secretary of State’s Office, inactive voter records are separate from Oregon’s approximately three million active registered voters. Individuals listed as inactive do not receive ballots and cannot vote unless they take steps to reactivate their registration. Election officials state that none…