You regular reminder that the 2020 census is not over yet — and the Biden administration is on track to have a permanent Cabinet-level official in place next month to oversee the release of the first set of numbers, which are expected in early March:
npr.org/2021/01/26/960…
npr.org/2021/01/26/960…
2. The first census results to be released are the latest state population counts used to determine each state's share of votes in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College for the next 10 years. Those numbers were legally due on Dec. 31, but the pandemic...
3. ...and the Trump admin's last-minute schedule changes disrupted the Census Bureau's plans for quality checks that make sure no person living in the U.S. is counted more than once or in the wrong place.
The delay means redistricting will also likely be delayed.
Stay tuned.
The delay means redistricting will also likely be delayed.
Stay tuned.
4. I deleted this earlier tweet because the Trump administration actually tried to move up the start of quality checks while ending counting early, making an already messy census even messier (Receipts: npr.org/2020/09/18/911…) 
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