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 |