2. This delay, first reported by @miwine & @emilybazelon of The New York Times, is expected to be publicly announced by the Census Bureau soon.
The census schedule has been dogged by COVID-19 and the Trump administration's interference.
(Sorry for 1st tweet's typo: *data are)
-
-
Show this thread
-
3. A Senate bill that formally extends the legal deadlines for 2020 census results — to 9/30 for redistricting data and 4/30 for apportionment counts — will be introduced soon, say Sen.
@brianschatz (D-Hawaii), plus Sen.@lisamurkowski and@SenDanSullivan, both Alaska Republicanspic.twitter.com/YU4UXD0SwD
Show this thread -
4. NEW: The Census Bureau officially confirms in this statement that it's now planning to deliver 2020 census redistricting data by Sept. 30, six months later than the March 31 legal deadline, because of pandemic-related delays and Trump's schedule changes https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/statement-redistricting-data-timeline.html …pic.twitter.com/3kFjttZCsQ
Show this thread -
5. State redistricting officials, take note: the Census Bureau says it will deliver the redistricting data for all states at once (by Sept. 30) and not "on a flow basis," as the head of the Census Bureau's redistricting office has signaled for months:https://twitter.com/hansilowang/status/1346890396304089089?s=20 …
Show this thread -
6. James Whitehorne, head of the bureau's redistricting office, acknowledges "difficulties" the delay will cause states. "Following our thorough & complete process provides the best assurance ... that these data meet the quality standards they expect" https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2021/02/timeline-redistricting-data.html …pic.twitter.com/fxBMHCJKOS
Show this thread -
7. NEW: The head of the Census Bureau's redistricting office, James Whitehorne, says that if the bureau finishes its quality reviews earlier than expected, it would release the redistricting data earlier. But Whitehorne says: "We don't anticipate finishing much before Sept. 30."
Show this thread -
8. The chair of
@DemRedistrict, former AG@EricHolder, says: "No state should use this new timeline as a pretext to hold 2022 elections on old maps because they think it would be politically advantageous or as an excuse for drawing maps in secret with no public input."pic.twitter.com/UTVpGYizn2
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
This is a good thing as accuracy matters true?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Can we push it back to after the 2022 elections?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
I know this is crass, but which side benefits more from this? R's were expected to have the net gain from gerrymandering, right?
-
Depends on the state.
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.