| Census Day is April 1, 2010. Learn more about the 2010 Census by clicking here. |
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WISCONSIN TO LOSE POPULATION COUNT DUE TO SNOWBIRDS?
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For Wisconsin residents who go south for the winter, the 2010 Census form does not offer clear instructions on how to fill it out. Northern states are at risk of losing seats in Congress and federal funding especially for seniors. The US Postal Service will not forward census forms from your Wisconsin address to your southern address. To make yourself count in Wisconsin, remember these tips:
> Write "Usual Residence Elsewhere" anywhere on the form you receive at your southern address.
> Also write "zero" for the number of April 1st residents at your southern address. NO OTHER INFORMATION. Mail it in.
> Fill out the Census form COMPLETELY at your Wisconsin address when you get home. Write that you lived at your Wisconsin address on April 1, 2020 even if you were vacationing elsewhere. MAIL IT IN.
> If you haven't had the chance to fill out your Wisconsin form, census workers will be coming door-to-door in May and June for your convenience. Answer their questions based on your residence in Wisconsin.
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 Go to the Photos page to see how LWV helps kids learn about the Census!
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UNDERSTANDING REDISTRICTING AFTER 2010
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| One of the outcomes of the decennial census is redistricting. Starting in 2011, Census data will be used to redraw state and Congressional district lines. Fair redistricting is vital to how well our communities are represented, and to determining how much power individual voters have. The Brennan Center for Justice (New York University School of Law) provides this online link to A Citizen's Guide to Redistricting, a user-friendly review of the redistricting process. It serves as a valuable primer for those new to the topic and a quick-reference guide for seasoned experts. CLICK HERE to find it and read more about redistricting. |
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2010 CENSUS AND THE LEAGUE
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A recent email from Sergio Espana (
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) on October 23, 2009, informs us that to date nearly 100 Leagues in 32 states are activeyly involved in the 2010 Census. Several Leagues are working with local colleges and minority communities to get the Census information to these audiences.
The US Census Bureau has just made availble informational handouts in several languages including Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, chinese, Armenian, Arabic, Spanish, and more. They have also launched a Spanish Census Hotline, 1-877-352-3673, which helps Spanish speakers learn more about the Census and the impact it will have on their communities.
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ALL MEMBERS INVITED!
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| Join your LWV-Appleton members for a casual evening on Sept 22, 2009 at the Appleton Public Library to learn why the 2010 Census is important, and why the League is involved. Click here for the details. All LWV-Appleton members are invited! |
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YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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| Learn more about the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network. Nonprofits Count focuses on harnessing the strength of organizations like the League of Women Voters-Appleton to meet the formidable challenge of counting everyone in our area. Our efforts can especially help with the “hard-to-count” populations such as children in poverty, racial and language minorities, recent immigrants, renters, low-income communities and those foreclosed on or living in a growing number of multi-family households. For states, the ability count these hard-to-count populations will impact a decade of federal funding, political representation, the allocation of human services and locations of new hospitals, roads, transit, schools and more. |
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NONPROFITS COUNT WEBINAR
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| Did you know about the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network? go to this link to learn more! The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network is sponsoring a special webinar on teh 2010 Census. It is titled "Mobilizing our Communities for a Complete Count". The webinar is schedule for Tuesday, August 4th at 3:30 pm Eastern. You must sign up for the webinar. You can sign up by going to the website in the link above. |
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Census Day is April 1, 2010. Learn more about the 2010 Census here.
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TOP FIVE REASONS THE CENSUS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU
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| 1. Census data affect your voice in Congress. The census determines how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives. Lines can be redrawn for districts on the State, County and City levels. |
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| 2. Census information helps determine where schools, roads, hospitals, senior citizen enters and child care centers are built. |
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| 3. Businesses use census data to locate supermarkets, shopping centers, subdivisions, and other facilities. |
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| 4. Census data is used to allocate funding and grants to high-need areas and non-profit organizations. |
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| 5. $300 billion dollars every year. That's the amount of federal funds awarded to states and communities based on census data. |
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DID YOU KNOW?
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| 1. Census information is confidential and protected by law. Violation of this confidentiality is punishable by a jail term up to five years or a fine up to $250,000. |
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| 2. Census information cannot be shared with anyone, including welfare agencies and immigration agencies. |
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| 3. The U.S. Constitution requires a national census once every 10 years. |
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| 4. The census is a count of everyone living in the United States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, both citizens and non-citizens. |
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| 5. The 2010 Census will create hundreds of thousands of temporary jobs across the nation. |
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