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Take a moment to make a comment about proposed changes to the next US Census. 📝

The US Bureau of the Census proposed changes to rules for counting persons in the 2030 census.  

This is not some esoteric matter of statistics or procedures.  This is a long-term strategy to control who is counted, and then whose rights are respected when the count is used to plan and allocate resources in the next decade.  

This determines which persons and communities are seen, heard, and represented.

To see why this is important enough to deserve your action, we provide background information.

Since 1790, the US has performed a census to count *all* people living in the country.  This information about the size and makeup of each community is used to plan for meeting its specific needs.  These plans determine the allocation of funding and public services given to that community.  They are also is used to allocate political representation for that area.  A commmunity won't get the services and representation it deserves if its population isn't counted correctly.

The Census rule changes suggested will do exactly that, miscount populations and misallocate resources and representation.  There are 3 changes being proposed:

1. Add a question about citizenship. 

This fraught question will keep people from completing the census if they are not citizens.  It undercounts residents like green card holders, students, asylum seekers, and long-term visa holders.  all of whom will legitimately be using community services.  There has never been a question about citizenship before now.

2. Change the definition of a person's place of residence.

Previously the residence was defined simply as where a person lived on April 1st of the current year.  New rules propose an "enumeration period" of Jan. 1 to Apr. 3 to define residence, consistent with tax records.  Not all persons have tax records that show proper evidence.  This also creates uncertainty for many, including students, military, persons with seasonal homes and work schedules that shift over time.

3. Prohibit questions about race and ethnicity.

Race and ethnicity data is one of the factors needed to properly identify and plan for the needs of the community.  It can also be used to check whether the civic rights of the residents of the area.  Race, age and gender have been part of the census survey since the beginning in 1790.

The result of these proposed changes would be that the 2030 census would no longer fulfill its Constitutional mandate for the actual enumeration of the whole number of persons in each state.

If you believe that these changes should not be made, and that you want to maintain an accurate resident count to allocate resources and representation, please take a minute to make a short comment to the US Bureau of the Census  using the form on the LWV US site here:  Census Change Comments.

If you would like further information, including ideas for comments, see the resources on handsoffourcensus.us.

The deadline for comments is November 2, 2026. ⏰

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