FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Census sign-on letter to Senate Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 15:01:36 -0400 From: Terri Ann Lowenthal <terriann2k(a)AOL.COM> Reply-To: Terri Ann Lowenthal <terriann2k(a)AOL.COM> To: <CENSUS-PROJECT(a)MAIL.AMSTAT.ORG> 5/11/12 @ 3:00PM Census Project colleagues: A quick note to encourage everyone to let their affiliates at the state and local levels, as well as other potential census data supporters, about this sign-on letter. We will accept all relevant organizational (not individual) signers, including university departments. I am attaching the letter once again in the event your organization is not on the CCMC Census Project e-mail list. Please note that we will slightly tweak the letter before finalizing. There a couple of typos; we will add a reference to the use of citizenship data for redistricting; and we will tweak the language referring to bilingual voting assistance based on suggestions on experts in the field. We will not make any substantive changes, don't worry. Thanks again for all of your work on such short notice. In the meantime, please see the Census Bureau director's blog on this issue (www.census.gov). And look for some press coverage on-line today and in the weekend newspapers, including the New York Times. Have a good weekend. Terri Ann *Terri Ann Lowenthal* | Consultant | TerriAnn2K(a)aol.com (h/o) 203-353-4364 | (c) 202-258-2425 ---------------------------------------------------------- -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443