Census Door Knocking to End a Month Early—Act Now to Extend

From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org):

The Census Bureau issued a statement that Non Response Follow Up (NRFU) efforts will end on September 30th, a month earlier than expected. NRFU is critical in getting counts of people of color, American Indians, people with low-incomes, and people experiencing homelessness. Rushing operations in this manner increases the likelihood of an inaccurate and less diverse count. A miscount affects Congressional representation, redistricting, and critical funding for each state.

Spread the word to make sure your community knows about this change and that they can still self-respond today!

Take Action | Call our Senators

Call on our Senators to vote to extend the statutory deadlines for reporting apportionment and redistricting data from the 2020 Census. Tell members of your community to do the same. Use this toll-free # to be patched-through to our Senators–1-888-374-4269 or find direct call numbers:

Use these scripts to tell our Senators that the Census is important to you and should be important to them, too!

ENG: Hi, my name is _______ and I am your constituent from (City and State). I am calling to ask you NOT to cut the 2020 Census short and to extend the reporting deadline so the Census Bureau has the time it needs to count everyone. A rushed census results in an inaccurate representation of the country. Thank you for your time.

SPA: Hola, mi nombre es ______ y vivo en (Ciudad y Estado). Estoy llamando para pedirle que NO reduzca la operación del censo y extienda la fecha del reporte y asi la Oficina del Censo tendrá el tiempo adecuado para contar a todos. Un censo apresurado resulta en una representación incorrecta del país. Gracias por su tiempo.

  • Retweet Kamala Harris: Let’s be clear: everyone must be counted in the upcoming Census. Undercounting Black and brown communities will cause suffering for generations to come. Accurate representation is essential– period.
  • Retweet Stacey Abrams: The Census is the most important issue we’re NOT freaking out about. Start now! @faircount
  • Retweet Hansi Lo Wang: NEW: After cutting short #2020Census counting time, the CensusBureau is offering “award pay” of up to $800 to try to encourage door knockers to work more hours this month while completing at least .75 cases/hour, according to an Aug. 8 email sent to workers that I’ve obtained.

NEWS

The New York Times | News Why an Accurate Census Is So Important

MSNBC | News Stacey Abrams on census freeze: ‘This is more nefarious than people realize’

The Washington Post | News Abrupt change to census deadline could result in an undercount of Latino and Black communities

MSNBC | News What a rushed Census count could mean for Latino community

Slate: What Next | Podcast Left Out of the Census

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