SCOOP: @NPR has confirmed the Census Bureau is cutting #2020Census door knocking at unresponsive homes a month short, ending on Sept. 30, amid growing concerns that the White House is pressuring the bureau to stop counting soon for political gain. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/30/896656747/when-does-census-counting-end-bureau-sends-alarming-mixed-signals
Census Door Knocking Cut A Month Short Amid Pressure To Finish Count

NPR has confirmed the Census Bureau will end door knocking at unresponsive homes on Sept. 30, amid growing concerns the White House is pressuring the bureau to stop counting soon for political gain.

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/30/896656747/when-does-census-counting-end-bureau-sends-alarming-mixed-signals
2. I spoke with 3 Census Bureau employees who were informed of the new Sept. 30 end date for door knocking during separate internal meetings on Thursday. All of the employees spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of losing their jobs.
3. "It's going to be impossible to complete the count in time," one of the Census Bureau employees, an area manager who oversees local census offices, told me. "I'm very fearful we're going to have a massive undercount."
4. UPDATE: The Census Bureau has provided this written statement to @NPR:
5. It is unclear if the Census Bureau will keep collecting #2020Census responses online, over the phone & by mail through Oct. 31. (I've asked the bureau's public info office.)

But the bureau is scrubbing that date from its website:

July 30 (left) v. July 31 (right)
5. It is unclear if the Census Bureau will keep collecting #2020Census responses online, over the phone & by mail through Oct. 31. (I've asked the bureau's public info office.)But the bureau is scrubbing that date from its website:July 30 (left) v. July 31 (right)
5. It is unclear if the Census Bureau will keep collecting #2020Census responses online, over the phone & by mail through Oct. 31. (I've asked the bureau's public info office.)But the bureau is scrubbing that date from its website:July 30 (left) v. July 31 (right)
6. Bye, October 31.

From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage:
https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
6. Bye, October 31.From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage: https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
6. Bye, October 31.From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage: https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
7. So long, October 31.

From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage:
https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
7. So long, October 31.From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage: https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
7. So long, October 31.From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage: https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
8. Farewell, October 31.

From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage:
https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
8. Farewell, October 31.From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage: https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
8. Farewell, October 31.From July 30 version (left) v. July 31 version (right) of this webpage: https://2020census.gov/en/news-events/operational-adjustments-covid-19.html?#
9. NEW: In response to @NPR’s reporting about the Census Bureau cutting short #2020Census door knocking by a month, @RepGraceMeng (D-N.Y.) says: "We risk a historic undercount with the Census Bureau’s decision to reduce its timeframe to reach ALL people in the country."
10: NEW: "Ending the door-to-door count early will mean that many people will not be counted, and it is obviously just another attempt by the Trump Administration to sabotage the census," says @SecretaryOfMass Bill Galvin.
11. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to @NPR's reporting: https://twitter.com/chicagosmayor/status/1289239965163913216
12. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) responds to @NPR's reporting: https://twitter.com/SenBobCasey/status/1289256182285123585
13. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) responds to @NPR’s reporting:
https://twitter.com/billpascrell/status/1289211779168403458?s=21 https://twitter.com/billpascrell/status/1289211779168403458
14. North Carolina State Attorney General Josh Stein responds to @NPR’s reporting:
https://twitter.com/joshstein_/status/1289198279184404481?s=21 https://twitter.com/joshstein_/status/1289198279184404481
15. In response to @NPR's reporting, @staceyabrams, founder of @faircount, says "it is clear this administration is doing everything in its power to make sure particular communities are not counted."
16. @ceanthony50 of @leagueofcities calls @NPR report on the Census Bureau cutting short #2020Census door knocking by a month "extremely troubling":
17. In response to @NPR's reporting, @vanitaguptaCR of @civilrightsorg says: "Curtailing operations is an obvious ploy to guarantee the Census Bureau won't be able to finish counting millions of people -- especially those hit hardest by the pandemic."
18. In response to @NPR's report on the Census Bureau cutting short #2020Census door knocking, the American Statistical Association says "there is no scientific rationale to cut short the work for this constitutionally mandated activity in this way." Full @AmstatNews statement:
19. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) responds to @NPR's reporting: https://twitter.com/RepBonnie/status/1289298601571749888
20. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) responds to @NPR's reporting: https://twitter.com/RepEspaillat/status/1289208142287400961?s=20
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