ADVERTISEMENT State redistricting board told of lack of '20 U.S. census data by Stephen Simpson | Today at 3:29 a.m. Representatives of the Arkansas Board of Apportionment held the first redistricting hearing Thursday evening, where members explained to the public how the process is taking place when the state still doesn't have population numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. Betty Dickey, coordinator of the Board of Apportionment and former Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice, told those who attended the hearing held at the University of Arkansas at Monticello that the board was six months behind schedule because of the census information not being available.