States prep census, GIS data for redistricting -- GCN
By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 20, 2021 Now that the election is over, state and local governments are turning their attention to ways that data and geographic information systems can aid in redistricting efforts. The Redistricting Data Program at the Census Bureau is legally required to give states time to identify the geographic areas for legislative redistricting. “That requires us to deliver high-quality data for those areas in a timely manner,” said James Whitehorn, chief of the bureau’s Redistricting and Voting Rights Data Office. During “The Census and Your Dataset” session of a J...
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