2020 Census

A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Census Delays Could Have Big Impact On Redistricting Fights Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box.
By | February 15, 2021 11:15 a.m.
The Census ‘Time Bomb’ Awaiting Joe Biden
The Bureau’s well-intentioned efforts to keep 2020 data confidential are making the numbers unusable, experts say.
By | December 16, 2020 7:00 a.m.
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/03/20: In this photo illustration, U.S. Census 2020 materials received in the mail with an invitation to fill out census information online since field work has been suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo Illustration by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Census Takers Say They’re Being Told To Finish Early And Cut Corners
By MIKE SCHNEIDER | October 1, 2020 12:49 p.m.
Federal Judge Rules That Census Must Continue For Another Month
By MIKE SCHNEIDER | September 25, 2020 9:02 a.m.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham testifies before the House Oversight Committee on July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC.The hearing focused on the recent push by the Trump administration to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, which has since been abandoned. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
Concerns Over Census’ Rushed Count Temporarily Soothed Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box
By | September 7, 2020 12:00 p.m.
A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham testifies before the House Oversight Committee on July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC.The hearing focused on the recent push by the Trump administration to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, which has since been abandoned. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
The Big Fight Shaping Up Over Trump Effort To Rig The Census Even After He’s Gone Prime Badge
This Week in Voting Rights: A weekly roundup of news on Americans' access to the ballot box
By | July 27, 2020 3:45 p.m.
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump Makes Huge New Long-Term Power Grab For GOP
By By Jill Colvin and KEVIN FREKING | July 21, 2020 1:13 p.m.
A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
The Many Potential Consequences Of A Delayed Census During Coronavirus
By DAVID A. LIEB and MIKE SCHNEIDER | April 26, 2020 11:08 a.m.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 14: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building discuss preparations for the 2020 Census and citizenship questions on Thursday March 14, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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