Ohio can ask for census data by mid-August for redistricting, appeals court rules Updated May 18, 2021; Posted May 18, 2021 A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. A half-million census takers head out en mass this week to knock on the doors of households that haven't yet responded to the 2020 census. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP Facebook Share COLUMBUS, Ohio—A federal appeals court has sided with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in his lawsuit attempting to force the U.S. Census Bureau to provide detailed population data needed to meet the state’s deadlines for drawing new political districts.