Ohio Census Advocacy Coalition

10/25/2020

"Each day, we told our neighbors that they mattered – they counted. Now the Trump administration and the supreme court have sent an entirely different message."

My job was telling my neighbors that they mattered. The supreme court decision to end the count early sends a different message

10/23/2020

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Nov. 30 on the Trump administration’s appeal to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Nov. 30 on the Trump administration’s appeal to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census. The count is used...

10/20/2020

"The coronavirus pandemic, distrust of the government, and heated political battles have made this year's Census an especially difficult process."

Which is why we needed more time to count, process and tabulate census data, not less.

The coronavirus pandemic, distrust of the government, and a surprising political battle have the 2020 Census count.

10/15/2020

🚨TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO BE COUNTED 🚨 With our democracy on the line, the is our chance to ensure historically undercounted & under-resourced communities are seen. Everyone, including you, deserves to be heard and to receive the rights and resources we all need!

10/14/2020

ATTN 🚨📢 You now have JUST TODAY & TOMORROW to be counted, seen, & heard in the ! Don't procrastinate, get counted today to ensure your community's fair share of resources. Visit ow.ly/apPS50BSe6M or call (844) 330-2020 to get counted!

The Trump administration asked, and the Supreme Court allowed, for a suspension to a lower court order that extends the census schedule. The move sharpens the threat of an incomplete count.

10/01/2020

Two ways you can be civically engaged and help protect your community in less than 20 minutes today: 1. MAKE SURE YOU COUNT ASAP! 2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020 & 2. Register to vote before the Ohio deadline on Oct. 5th! olvr.ohiosos.gov

09/29/2020

“There is no single cause for why some populations have higher response rates than others. Our research has shown that lack of knowledge about the importance and safety of the census can contribute to people not responding."

Many of the people who remain uncounted live in hard-to-reach areas with little to no access to the internet.

09/29/2020

We are way behind our 2010 count & we know our communities will suffer long after COVID-19 if we don't have more time to count everyone. We must extend the deadlines & . Call your Senator and tell them not to rush the census 1-888-374-4269 https://rb.gy/nhwkc7

09/29/2020

"Asian American advocacy groups worry that the pandemic — combined with the confusion over the collection deadline and the tumult of a presidential campaign — could cause an undercount in a community that makes up 5.6 percent of the nation’s population."

Community outreach workers make a final push to ensure an accurate head count of a population that is often underrepresented.

09/28/2020

Whatever the outcome of this battle over the census deadline, make sure you're counted and respond to the census today!

After the Trump administration missed a filing deadline for court documents, a judge has ordered the wrap-up of the census to remain on hold, throwing door-knocking efforts further into uncertainty.

09/25/2020

"Census results have always been about confidence - our nation uses census data because people and politicians have confidence in the Census Bureau's ability to produce high quality, impartial data, free from political interference," said a Census Bureau document. "In this sense being seen to produce politically-manipulated results is as much of a danger as low quality data."

Curtailing the time for conducting the census in the middle of a pandemic will lead to "fatal data quality flaws that are unacceptable," Census Bureau career officials warned in an internal document.