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League of Women Voters and SPLC Move to Defend Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit (Press Release)

4/10/2025

The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), represented by the Southern…

LWVUS Sends Letter Opposing the Elimination of Census Committees (Legal Document)

4/3/2025

LWVUS sent a letter to the Secretary of Commerce disagreeing with the decision to eliminate the 2030 Census Bureau Advisory Committee, the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, and the National…

LWVUS Urged the Preservation of Public Access to Federal Data (Legal Document)

2/11/2025

LWVUS joined hundreds of organizations to express our concern and strong opposition to the recent incidents in which public data have been selectively removed from federal websites.

LWVUS Joined Comments in Support of ACS (Legal Document)

1/6/2025

LWVUS joined comments in support of OMB approving an extension of the American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) programs.

LWVUS Urges Complete Census Data Collection (Legal Document)

11/14/2024

LWVUS joined coalition partners in urging the Census Bureau to conduct small-scale testing for collecting home addresses to count incarcerated people at home.

LWVUS Joins Comments Supporting Census Bureau Testing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures on the American Community Survey (ACS) (Legal Document)

5/30/2024

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments to the US Census Bureau supporting them conducting a test of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) measures on the…

Representing Middle Eastern and North African Citizens in the Census (Blog)

5/15/2024

A proposed expansion to the racial identification categories in the US Census would increase representation for the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) community.

LWVUS Joins Comments Supporting Inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions in the American Community Survey (ACS) (Legal Document)

11/20/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments in response to the Census Bureau’s request for review and approval for a test of sexual orientation and gender identity (…

LWVUS joins partners asking OMB to revise standards for federal data on race and ethnicity (Legal Document)

3/4/2022

LWVUS joined partners on a letter asking the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget to move forward with revising the standards for federal data on race and ethnicity.

Enhanced Privacy Protections Delay the Release of Census Data (Blog)

8/11/2021

In 2020, we experienced significant delays in the receipt of census data. This is largely due to an updated privacy protection model, which ensures greater confidentiality for respondents while…