Census Bureau announces delay in data needed for redistricting
CNN — The redrawing of seats in the US House of Representatives will be delayed by several months, officials announced Friday, with states unlikely to receive the detailed population numbers that are typically released in the spring until the end of September. The redistricting numbers are typically released by April 1, and the Census Bureau historically provides the numbers even earlier to many states. The September deadline is “a date that we will meet,” Census Bureau redistricting head James Whitehorne told reporters on Friday. Another senior Census Bureau official, Kathleen Styles, said, “This is a schedule that really stresses data quality.” The delays, Styles said, trace back to the coronavirus pandemic, which spread across the US last March, at a critical time for the decennial census. “Although the Census Bureau’s new timeline for releasing redistricting data will pose challenges, states should now begin taking steps to ensure they conduct a transparent and fair redistricting process,” said Eric Holder, who was attorney general under President Barack Obama and now runs the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.
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