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Volume XLVII • Number 42
www.portlandobserver.com
Wednesday • October 24, 2018
Established in 1970
Committed to Cultural Diversity
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Volunteering for “Oregonians Against Profiling,” Jose Louis makes contact with voter Curtis Pachunka to give him some reasons to consider voting against Measure 105,
a controversial proposal that would repeal Oregon’s Sanctuary law, one of many issues facing voters in the vote-by-mail Nov. 6 General Election.
Election Countdown
Issues weigh heavy as ballots go out
by D anny p eterson
t he p ortlanD o bserver
As the Nov. 6 General Election draws
close with vote-by-mail ballots already
in the mail and being cast up until Elec-
tion Day, the issues at stake are weighing
heavy on the minds of voters, especially
for working families, women, immigrants,
and those seeking affordable housing.
Five statewide ballot measures, and
three local ballot measures, could greatly
impact the future for communities of color
for years to come, even as races for Ore-
gon governor and a coveted Portland City
Council seat heat up and make history.
Here’s a break-down of the ballot mea-
sures, as well as the governor’s race and
city council race that will seat the first Af-
rican-American female in Portland history.
Measure 105 –
Sanctuary State Repeal
Voting yes on this statewide measure
would undo a 1987 law that prohibits the
use of state and local law enforcement
resources to enforce federal immigration
standards (colloquially known as “Sanc-
tuary State” law). The measure is backed
by an organization that is funded by two
hate groups, Oregonians for Immigration
Reform and Federation for American Re-
form, according to the Southern Poverty
Law Center. Those opposed to it include
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