Common Cause/NY and Partners To Release Report on Dangers of Undercounting Census in NYS

Only 14% of NYS counties currently participating in program to provide accurate count, Hard to Count tracts most at risk: immigrants, renters, low income households, rural

NEW YORK, NY (10/01/2017) (readMedia)-- In advance of Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing on partisan gerrymandering (Gill vs. Whitford), Common Cause/NY together with members of the New York Civic Engagement Table will release a report on the 2020 Census and the dangers of undercounting communities in New York State. Hard to Count (HTC) communities include: rural households, immigrants, renters, low-income households, communities of color, and those with children under 5 years old.

The press conference call and webinar will walk through maps on HTC communities, Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) participation, redistricting, broadband usage and more.

WHO:

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY

Steven Romalewski, Director of CUNY Mapping Service

Jeff Wice, Redistricting Expert

Melody Lopez, Director of NY Civic Engagement Table

WHAT:

 Press conference call and webinar discussing white paper on 2020 census and dangers of undercounting communities in New York State.

WHEN: Monday October 02, 2017 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: New York
NOTES:

Join by computer: https://zoom.us/j/207562373, click on “Open url: Zoom Launcher” to join the webinar.

Join by phone: Dial 669-900-6833