6-Month Delay In Census Redistricting Data Could Throw Elections Into Chaos

A census supporter holds up a sign during a 2020 rally in New York City.

Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden / Sipa USA via Reuters

Updated at 1:49 p.m. ET

The 2020 census data needed for the redrawing of voting districts around the country are extremely delayed and now expected by Sept. 30.

A senior Democratic aide who was briefed by the Census Bureau on Friday, but not authorized to speak ahead of the bureau’s planned public announcement, first confirmed the schedule change to NPR earlier on Friday.