Anomalies plague more than 1 million census records, lawmaker says

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Anomalies plague more than 1 million census records, lawmaker says

By Tara Bahrampour
Dec. 2, 2020 at 9:47 p.m. EST

A senior House Democrat is threatening to subpoena Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over the Commerce Department’s failure to release documents related to the 2020 Census, saying anomalies in the survey are “more serious than first reported” and blasting the department for ignoring requests for information.

In a scathing letter to Ross on Wednesday, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) said three internal documents showed that “career officials have now identified at least 15 anomalies that impact more than one million Census records.”

The letter, which comes a day before a committee hearing is scheduled on the matter, excoriated Ross for repeatedly dodging requests for information about the census in recent weeks and over the course of his tenure.

“Your failure to cooperate with the Committee’s investigation appears to be part of a dangerous pattern of obstruction with the Census,” Maloney wrote, later adding, “You personally have played a key role in blocking the production of information to the Committee regarding the Trump Administration’s efforts to politicize the 2020 Census—even after it was subpoenaed.”

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Tara Bahrampour
Tara Bahrampour, a staff writer based in Washington, D.C., writes about aging, generations and demography. She has also covered immigration and education and has reported from the Middle East and North Africa, and from the republic of Georgia. Follow https://twitter.com/TaraBahrampour

[2naSalit]

1. That is why it will need to be redone.

This won't be that hard to do since there is an established "census day" which is 4/1 of the census year so they can rerun the whole thing and do it properly early next year to make corrections.

[ssgbryan]

2. The 1920 Census was rejected (by the Republicans).

We just do it again in 2022, after the pandemic is dealt with.

[2naSalit]

3. The fly in the ointment is that...

Many states will be conducting their redistricting process this coming year as House elections are every two years and the districts are (allegedly/supposed to be) based of the census data. The sooner it can take place the better.