Some Nevadans Have Not Received Census Forms

While surfing the web I ran across an article from Las Vegas Action News via ABC that was titled “You Ask: Why am I getting duplicate census forms.” I was immediately interested because I received two forms myself.

Nevada’s Census liaison David Byerman, who I had the opportunity to meet last month, told ABC that duplicate forms were sent to zip codes that had poor response rates in the past. Maybe that’s true, seeing that 10 years ago my zip code did not exist.
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Clark County DBC Pens Open Letter To Nevada Residents About 2010 Census

This morning, Clark County Democratic Black Caucus Chair Member Yvette Williams penned an open letter about the 2010 Census and where Nevada ranks in return rate.

Greetings,

Yesterday was the date the Census Bureau asked for us to return our form.  It is sad to say that I’ve heard early reports that Nevada ranks around 47%.  That means that we need 53% of our community to return their census form.

PLEASE, if you have not taken a few minutes to complete your form, PLEASE do so this weekend.  Your participation represents almost $10,000 per person in additional funding for our State.  We desperately need these funds if we’re going to improve the quality of our education system, provide much needed community services, repair our highways and roads, etc., etc., etc.

If we would each call our family and friends and make sure that they have returned their completed form, it would go a long way in improving these current numbers.  It is particularly concerning that members of our low income and minority communities are participating at a much lower rate than the more affluent neighborhoods. These neighborhoods desperately need these resources and we should do all that we can to make sure that they get counted.

Can we count on you to sound the alarm and get your neighbors, friends, and family to be “counted.”  Your answers are confidential.  This means that the Census Bureau CANNOT give out information that identifies you or your household.  Your answers will only be used for statistical purposes, and no other purpose.

This is our opportunity to empower our community for the future.  It’s not too late. Mail your census form today.  Please!!!

Kindest Regards,

Yvette Williams

CCDBC Chair

As a Las Vegas apprentice representing Clark County, I felt compelled to share this letter on 99problems.org. Between now and June my volunteers and I will be going door to door collecting pledges – also calling residents, attending community events and encouraging young people online to fill out their Census forms and mail them back.

Remember to also fill out our Census pledge form!

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Census Rap Video from 1990 Sucks Really Bad!!

You prolly don’t know this because your high-school civics class most likely wasn’t worth sh#t, but every ten years the US government counts every human being within its borders. Over the next several months, we are going to be talking a lot about the 2010 Census because it’s pretty effin important. Billions of your tax dollars are spent on schools and other important community projects. And were not talking fake rich rapper money either; the census adds up to big paper for local communities.

Of course, most times young people and people of color don’t fill out the form.  Were too busy doing other cool sh#t like filling out unemployment forms or waiting in lines at the emergency room. That’s why the good folks at the Census Bureau spend so much money producing commercials that attempt to speak directly to our demographic.

We’re not sure if these commercials have always been successful because the one above sucks really bad.  Maybe were too young to remember, but its hard to imagine that dancing that hard in ugly clothes was ever cool. After the jump is an example of a census commercial from 2000 that is much less likely to make you want to punch someone in the face.

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