The League joined the Census Project and other national and state organizations calling for full funding of the 2020 Census in the FY20 appropriations bills. Census Project FY2020 stakeholder letter What You Can Do Sign Up for Email News & Alerts Sign Up Now The next President & Congress must enact democracy reform Stand Up for DC Statehood Demand Action from Congress to Protect the 2020 Election Call Your Senator Today Related Content BlogLeague Urges Bipartisan Committee to Continue to Demand Transparency on the 2020 CensusThe U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee continues to explore the proposal of a question related to citizenship on the 2020 Census. BlogCensus 2020: One Year OutIn less than one year, on April 1, 2020, the Census will be in full swing. This process of counting will ensure that the political power, health, and safety of every community is maintained or enhanced in the upcoming decade. ArticleLeague Joins Comments to Census BureauThe League joined national civil rights, voting rights, labor and criminal justice organizations in submitting comments to the Census Bureau asking that incarcerated persons be counted at their home address, rather than the prison facility they occupy on census day. The League believes that if the Census Bureau modified its residence rule with respect to incarcerated persons, all states and localities will have the opportunity to more accurately and equitably reflect the incarcerated population in their redistricting plans.
