Eligible voters of Illinois:
There's less than a week left to register in person to vote in the statewide primary election. You can sign up at election offices through March 17, the last day of primary voting.
You can find more information at npr.org/vote
It's not clear yet for the #2030Census. The Census Bureau hasn't released its residence criteria. But some states have put in place redistricting requirements for reallocating counts of incarcerated people to where they last lived before they were imprisoned:
www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1...
The Census Bureau conducts many annual surveys. Here's more information on how to verify whether the form you received is in fact from the bureau:
www.census.gov/programs-sur...
My latest @npr.org story: The Republican push to alter the #2030Census may lead to a radical shift in redistricting for state legislatures — drawing districts that don’t take into account children and non-U.S. citizen adults
www.npr.org/2026/03/09/n...
Eligible voters of Virginia:
The @npr.org voter registration guide is updated with deadlines for the April 21 special election for the congressional redistricting referendum.
You can find the links you need to register and check your status at npr.org/vote
2. ICYMI: The Trump administration has proposed to include a question about U.S. citizenship status in this year's field test of the 2030 census, as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...
We, the Attorneys General for the States of New York, New Jersey, California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin (the States) write to object to the Census Bureau Notice entitled “Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census” (the Notice), which was issued by the Census Bureau (the Bureau) and published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2026.
NEW: 21 Democratic state attorneys general call on the Trump administration to reverse its planned changes to this year's field test of the #2030Census, including using an unrelated survey form that includes a U.S. citizenship question and reducing six test sites to two
oag.ca.gov/system/files...
ICYMI: If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress
NEW: The Census Bureau is planning to test allowing households to respond online to the Current Population Survey from July until October, according to the Federal Register. The survey produces the monthly jobs report, plus estimates of voter turnout and registration rates in federal elections
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You can find the links for checking your status, plus registration deadlines for the state- and territory-wide primary elections, at npr.org/vote
4. Here's Robert Steffens' nomination to be a governor of the U.S. Postal Service:
www.congress.gov/nomination/1...
3. Here's William Gallo's nomination to be a governor of the U.S. Postal Service:
www.congress.gov/nomination/1...
2. Here's Jeffrey Brodsky's nomination to be a governor of the U.S. Postal Service:
www.congress.gov/nomination/1...
NEW: President Trump names 3 nominees to join the US Postal Service’s governing board — Jeffrey Brodsky of Florida, William Gallo of Florida and Robert Steffens of Texas — after withdrawing an earlier nomination & another was returned by Senate. The board currently has four Biden-nominated governors
Thanks for reading. The New York state judge’s order is not allowed to go into effect while the appeals process continues playing out in state courts and then likely at the U.S. Supreme Court
SOTOMAYOR , J., dissenting If this Court’s grasping reach extends even to a nonfinal decision of a state trial court, then every decision from any court is now fair game. By granting these applications, the Court thrusts itself into the middle of every election-law dispute around the country, even as many States redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 election. It also invites parties searching for a sympathetic ear to file emergency applications directly with this Court, without even bothering to ask the state courts first. There is much reason to question whether the majority will exercise its newfound authority wisely, but there is no reason to question this: If you build it, they will come. I respectfully dissent.
4. Sotomayor says that by weighing in on a "nonfinal decision of a state trial court," the U.S. Supreme Court "thrusts itself into the middle of every election-law dispute around the country, even as many States redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 election"
3. In a dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is joined by Justice Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, says that the Supreme Court's "101-word unexplained order can be summarized in just 7: 'Rules for thee, but not for me.' "
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
2. In a concurring opinion, Justice Samuel Alito says the new congressional district that the New York state judge ordered to be drawn would be "unadorned racial discrimination" and violate the 14th Amendment
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has paused a New York state judge’s order for a new congressional map for this year’s midterm election, siding with Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, whose district was to be redrawn after the judge found it dilutes Black and Latino voters’ collective power
Eligible voters of Illinois:
TODAY is the online voter registration deadline for the statewide primary election. (And you can register in person at election offices through March 17, the last day of primary voting).
You can find the links you need to register and check your status at npr.org/vote
Eligible voters of North Carolina:
3 P.M. ET TODAY is the deadline for registering to vote in the statewide primary election at early voting sites, where you can register & cast a ballot on the same day.
You can find the links you need to register and check your registration status at npr.org/vote
NEW: @eliaslawgroup.bsky.social attorneys representing the NAACP and other groups ask a federal judge to let them help defend the Census Bureau against Missouri’s lawsuit that seeks to alter 2020 & #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include “whole number of persons in each state"
Eligible voters of North Carolina!
Voter registration for this year's statewide primary election ends 3 p.m. ET Saturday at early voting sites, where you can register and cast a ballot on the same day.
You can find the links you need to register and check your registration status at npr.org/vote
2. NEW: The Census Bureau says the review period for the #2030Census "Local Update of Census Addresses" operation is scheduled from October 2027 through March 2028, not October 2028 through March 2029 as its Feb. 17 Federal Register notice incorrectly said
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
2. ICYMI: If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress
SB116, MORRIS, Pending Senate and Governmental Affairs, CONGRESS: Provides for redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (See Act) SB117, KLEINPETER, Pending Senate and Governmental Affairs, CONGRESS: Provides for the redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (See Act) SB121, MORRIS, Pending Senate and Governmental Affairs, CONGRESS: Provides for the redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (See Act) SB130, MORRIS, Pending Senate and Governmental Affairs, CONGRESS: Provides for the redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (See Act)
NEW: Republican state lawmakers in Louisiana prefiled multiple congressional redistricting bills this week for the 2028 election as the wait continues for a Supreme Court ruling on the state's U.S. House map and the fate of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting
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NEW: The town of Newburgh, N.Y., has agreed to use proportional ranked choice voting starting in 2027 as part of a proposed consent decree after it was sued under New York's state voting rights act by voters, who claimed its at-large voting system dilutes Black and Latino voters’ collective power
Eligible voters of Virginia!
The @npr.org voter registration guide is updated with the latest information after state lawmakers moved this year's statewide primary election day to Aug. 4:
apps.npr.org/voter-regist...
