News Counts is a collaborative project to protect the 2020 Census (and help journalists get the best stories out of it)

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The 2020 United States Census will offer an electronic response option for the first time in American history — but we don’t know much about how that data will be kept secure. The Trump administration also intends to ask respondents whether they are U.S. citizens — a plan that now faces a multi-state lawsuit. Oh, and the actual position of U.S. Census director has been vacant for over a year (though there’s finally a nominee).

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