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OUT THERE CENSUS FORMS OR G ONLINE TO COMPLETE THEM. THE U.S. CENSUS HAS PUT HOME VISITS ON HOLD AS ALL FIELD OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL JUNE 1 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK AND THAT’S NOT THE ONLY DELAY. >> THEY ARE ASKING CONGRESS TO PROVIDE STATUTORY RELIEF TO THEI DEADLINE GETTING THE NUMBERS TO THE PRESIDENT. THEY WOULD LIKE TO PUSH THAT BACK TO APRIL 30 OF NEXT YEAR. TI THAT MEANS THE STATE LEGISLATURE WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY DATA TO RE-DRAW POLITICAL DISTRICTS UNTIL JULY 31 OF NEX YEAR. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE END OF MARCH. THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF STATES. IT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM FOR NE HAMPSHIRE, BUT AT LEAST WE DON’T HAVE ELECTIONS IN 2021 LIKE A FEW STATES. TIM: THERE’S ALSO A LOT OF MONEY UP FOR GRABS. POPULATION FIGURES ARE USED TO DISTRIBUTE FEDERAL FUNDS. IT’S ESTIMATED NEW HAMPSHIRE RECEIVES MORE THAN $3 BILLION EVERY YEAR. THE CENSUS ALSO IMPACTS HEALTH CARE. >> WITH COVID A EVERYTHING, HEALTH CARE IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE THE POPULATION IS. IF WERE TALKING ABOUT T OUTBREAK OF A MAJOR VIRUS, WHAT IS THE NUMBE OF CASES COMPARED TO THE ACTUAL POPULATION AND HOW DO WE ALIGN OUR RESOURCES? TI SENATOR SHAHEEN’S OFFICE TELLS US CONGRESS IS STILL CONSIDERING DELAYING THE CENSUS. IF YOU HAVEN’T RECEIVED AN INVITATION IN THE MAIL, THAT IS OK. YOU CAN FILL OUT YOUR FORM ONLINE AT

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The 2020 Census is underway despite the COVID-19 pandemic, but there have been some changes.>> Download the free WMUR appThe biggest change is person-to-person contact, which isn't happening until at least June 1. But officials said it's still important for everyone to fill out their census forms or go online to complete it."(The Census Bureau is) asking Congress to provide statutory relief to their December 31 deadline of getting their numbers to the president," said Ken Gallager, principal planner for the state Office of Strategic Initiatives. "They would like to push that to April 30 of next year."That means the New Hampshire Legislature would not receive any data to redraw political districts until July 31, 2021."It was supposed to be the end of March, so that can be a problem for a lot of states," Gallager said. "It could be a little bit of a problem for New Hampshire, but at least we don't have elections in 2021 like a few states do."There's also a lot of money up for grabs because population figures are used to distribute federal funds. It's estimated New Hampshire receives more than $3 billion in federal funds every year. The census also affects health care."With COVID-19 and health care, it's absolutely important to know where the population is," Gallager said. "If we're talking about an outbreak of a major virus like this, what's the number of cases compared to the actual population? Therefore, how do we align our resources?"U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's office said Congress is still considering delaying the census. If you haven't received an invite in the mail, you can fill out the census any time online at my2020census.gov.