« Ind. Gov't. - Several TV news stories about Marion County prosecutor changeover | Main | Courts - Interview with Justice Kagan »

Friday, December 31, 2010

Ind. Gov't. - "Anybody could be in their basement, unload this and draw their own plan, using all the tools we have"

That is a quote from Cathy McCully, who heads the U.S. Census Bureau's redistricting data division, in a Washington Post story today reported by Carol Morello. A sample:

In barely a month, the Census Bureau will begin sending states details collected in the 2010 Census, enumerating inhabitants down to the block level. The census data will be far less cumbersome and more attainable than ever. The data will go up on the bureau's Web site, available for anyone to download and even try their hand at redistricting themselves.

But in a theatrical touch, the data will be delivered overland to the states the day before it's made public, mostly via Federal Express.

The article contains a number of interesting items.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 31, 2010 10:16 AM
Posted to Indiana Government