2020 Vermont Complete Count Committee

Update

• Video Public Service Announcement from Congressman Peter Welch on the importance of the 2020 Census to Vermonters
• Four 30-second Public Service Announcements - Topics include Concerns about the Census (#1, #4), Tribal Affiliations (#2), and Counting Children (#3).
• United States District Court Southern District of New York, Case 1:20-cv-05770-JMF Summary Judgement on Census and undocumented Apportionment Count
• Census Deadline Extension Bill (PDF)
• Video Public Service Announcement by Senator Patrick Leahy to Vermonters on the importance of the Census
• Letter from multiple state governors on the decision to end census collection early (PDF)
• Lawsuit by multiple states and cities (including Vermont) regarding the count of non-legalized immigrants
  Additional Documents - Memorandum of Law in Support | List of Declarations | Scheduling Order (PDF)
• Resource Guide for Digital Action Weekend, May 1-3 (PDF)
• 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19 - Short-Version (PDF) | Long-Version (PDF)

Public Service Announcements

The Complete Count Committee and members of the community got together to produce a series of Public Service Announcements on the Census, which are being aired on local radio stations:
Sarah Teel for Voices for Vermont's Children   |   Kelly Stoddard-Poor for AARP
Chief Don Stevens of the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe   |   Michael Moser from VT State Data Center
Jason Broughton for VTLIB

2020 Census VT Promotional Flyer (PDF)

Meetings

• Vermont Complete Count Committee - August Meeting
  Thursday, August 20, 2020, 9-10:30 am
  • Meeting Agenda (PDF)
  • Recording (YouTube)
  • Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  • Bennington MQA Sprint Events Sept 8-10 (PDF)
• Vermont Complete Count Committee - June Meeting
  Friday, June 19, 2020, 10-11:30 am
  • Meeting Agenda (PDF)
  • Recording (YouTube)
  • VT Complete Count Committee Activities in Support of Census (PDF)
  • VAB PEP Campaign Report from Mar. 16-Apr. 12, 2020 (Excel)
  • ACCD and Tourism and Marketing Census Advertising (PDF)
• Vermont Complete Count Committee - March Meeting
  Monday, Mar. 16, 2020, 12-2 pm
  • Meeting Agenda (PDF)
  • Meeting Minutes(PDF)
  • Activities in Support of the Census
  • VAB PEP Campaing Report from March 16-April 12, 2020 (Excel)
• Vermont Complete Count Committee - January Meeting
  Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, 1-4 pm
  • Meeting Agenda (PDF)
  • Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  • Vermont Association of Broadcasters Presentation - Reaching Hard to Count Population through Public Education Parternship (PDF)
  • VT Complete Count Commission Questionnaire (PDF)
• Vermont Complete Count Committee - December Meeting
  Thursday, December 12, 2019, 10 am-1:45 pm
  • Meeting Agenda (PDF)
  • Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Membership

• Jason Broughton, State Librarian & Vermont Complete Count Committee Chair
  Vermont State Librarian
  Jason.broughton@vermont.gov
  802-636-0031
• Michael Moser, Vermont Complete Count Committee Coordinator
  Coordinator - VT State Census Data Center
  Research Specialist - Center for Rural Studies
  michael.moser@uvm.edu
  802-656-0864
• Committee Members

Vermont Partnership Specialists

• Gloria Bruce - West Charleston, VT - (802) 491-7859
  Franklin, Lamoille, Orleans and Essex Counties - General
• Maxine Favreau - Sutton, VT - (802) 491-7901
  Orange, Washington, Caledonia Counties - General
• Pete Hathaway - Hubbarton, VT - (802) 491-7860
  Addison and Rutland Counties - General
• Theresa Rudolph - Bennington, VT - (802) 491-7861
  Bennington County - General
• Thom Simmons - Chester, VT - (802) 491-7856
  Sullivan County NH, Windsor and Windham Counties VT - General
• Bob Stock - Shelburne, VT - (518) 915-4493
  Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties - General, State Complete Count Commission, Congressional, Governor, Legislature, and Burlington Area Census Office Liaison

News

• Governor Scott's Press Conference on Census and Census Jobs (Feb. 13)
  • Facebook Video
  • VT Digger Article
  • WCAX Story
• Seven Days Article on Mailings that Resemble the Census
• U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham on Operational Updates Regarding COVID19

Documents

• Executive Order - Governor Phil Scott Signs Order Creating Complete Count Committee (11/15/19)
  • Full Executive Order (PDF)
• Census 101 - What you Need to Know (PDF)
• Census Complete Count Committee Guide (PDF)
• Counting for Dollars - Vermont (PDF)
• How the 2020 Census will Invite Everyone to Respond
• Map of Hard to Count Populations
• Accessibility and the 2020 Census
• Census Response Assistance Guidance (PDF)
• Vermont Spreadsheet of Hard to Count Tracts (Excel)
• Complete Count Committee Flyer for VT (PDF)
• Census Overview Presentation - 12/12/19 (PDF)
• Urban Institute - Article on Groups Concerned about Participating (PDF, 17 pages)
• Pew Research Center article - Most Adults Ready to Respond but Unsure of Details

Resources

• Census Timeline
• Low Response Area Mapper
• Promotional Census Materials and Guidelines
• Type of Enumeration by Locale Map Viewer
• Article on Low Response Scores (Public Opinion Quarterly, Dec. 8, 2016)
• Census Toolkit for Business Owners
• Definition of "who is hard to count."
• Stoneham Central Middle School 2020 Census Promo Video
• Census Preparation Manual created by the Digital Equity Lab at the New School
• Tips for Counting College Students