by: Matt Jaworowski
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, leaders of Michigan’s census count are urging people to do their part before Thursday’s new deadline.
Kerry Ebersole Singh, the director of the Michigan 2020 census program, noted, “Listen, if you haven’t completed the census, do it today, it only takes a few minutes. There are real stakes for our communities. It’s a small thing to get resources, your federal tax dollars back into your community.”
Singh added that the U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday that the count will officially end at the end of the day Thursday. The Supreme Court issued their ruling late Tuesday, siding with the White House, issuing a stay on a district court ruling that would have let the count continue through the end of October.
The President's team argues the count needs to end immediately so numbers can be verified and turned in before the end of the year. But officials with the Census Bureau say they need more time after losing three months of on-the-ground canvassing due to COVID-19.
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