Still Time to Self-Respond

We have received many questions relative to the Executive Order - Excluding Illegal Aliens From the Apportionment Base - that the president signed earlier this week.

Please know that we continue to work on getting everyone counted in Elgin. The 2020 Census form does not ask about citizenship.

The Elgin effort continues. Last week, the Elgin and Aurora Census committees caravanned through their respective cities then met halfway in Geneva to energize the Census efforts. The mayors discussed the importance of the Census, emphasizing that an accurate count helps communities receive the amount of services needed as well as supports equity and civil rights.

Please see a short clip here in English or Spanish .

Currently Elgin is 69.3% self-counted and Aurora is 69.2% self-counted. We continue to urge people to be counted. Relief funds are being distributed today based on population counts.

We are also telling people frankly that Census representatives will be coming to their doors starting in mid-August if they do not get counted.

To help encourage those who have not responded, the Census Bureau will mail a reminder postcard that will arrive in homes between July 22 and 28.

People may answer the Census online, on paper ( as said earlier, paper forms will be arriving in homes that have not yet responded between July 22 and 28) or over the phone. People may fill out the census using computers at all three of the Gail Borden Public Library buildings and the Bookmobile. Masked Census committee representatives are at many food events in the parks with thoroughly cleaned iPads to assist with the Census.

We thank many for their continued effort to get people counted. The self response period ends at the end of October 2020.

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Hemos recibido muchas preguntas relacionadas con la Orden Ejecutiva que el presidente firmó a principios de esta semana para impedir que los indocumentados sean considerados dentro del Censo a la hora de definir la Base de Distribution.

Tenga en cuenta que seguimos trabajando para que todos sean contados en Elgin. El formulario del Censo 2020 no contiene ninguna pregunta sobre ciudadanía.

El esfuerzo de Elgin continúa. La semana pasada, los Comités del Censo de Elgin y Aurora se movilizaron en sus respectivas ciudades y luego se reunieron a mitad de camino en Geneva para revitalizar los esfuerzos del Censo. Los alcaldes discutieron la importancia del Censo, recalcando que un conteo completo y preciso ayuda a las comunidades a recibir los servicios necesarios y también apoya la equidad y los derechos civiles. Vea un breve clip aquí inglés o español

Actualmente, la tasa de respuestas del Censo en Elgin es 69.3% y Aurora cuenta con un 69.2%.

Seguimos promoviendo la participación en el conteo. Actualmente los fondos de ayuda se distribuyen de acuerdo a el conteo de la población.

También le estamos diciendo a la gente con franqueza que los representantes del Censo vendrán a sus puertas a partir de mediados de agosto si aún no han participado en el conteo.

Para ayudar a animar a las personas que todavía no han respondido, la Oficina del Censo enviará por correo con un recordatorio que llegará a los hogares entre el 22 y el 28 de julio.

Las personas pueden participar en el Censo a traves del internet en https://my2020census.gov/ , en papel (como se ha notado anteriormente, los formularios en papel llegarán a hogares que aún no han respondido entre el 22 y el 28 de julio) o por teléfono. Las personas pueden completar el Censo usando las computadoras en las tres localidades de la Biblioteca Pública Gail Borden y el Bookmobile. Los representantes del Comité del Censo estarán protegidos con máscaras faciales y equipados con iPads completamente desinfectados para ayudarlos con el Censo en muchos eventos de distribución de comida en los parques.

Agradecemos a muchos por su esfuerzo continuo para promover un conteo completo. El período de auto respuesta terminará a fines de octubre de 2020.

Thanks, Denise Raleigh, Co-Chair Elgin Complete Cout Committee

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Get a Census Yard sign

Free Yard Signs Available!

Encourage your neighbors to get counted in the 2020 Census by displaying a Census yard sign in your front yard. To order a sign, please contact Rosa Lopez at R.Lopez@centrodeinformacion.org.

Be counted in 2020!

Every person counted in the upcoming Census means $15,000 for our community.

Read more about the Census and how to get involved .

Respond online

Visit my2020census.gov

Start Questionnaire

Respond by Phone

Participate in your preferred language

English 844-330-2020;

Spanish 844-468-2020;

Chinese (Mandarin) 844-391-2020

View complete list of phone numbers.

Respond by Mail

To respond to the census, you can mail back the paper questionnaire sent to your home.

Find out more here.

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Census Website

We continue to add resources to the local Census 2020 web page. Find the ROAM tool and other resources.

We have added partner logos. If you do not see your logo, email it to elgincensus@gmail.com

Please forward this email to anybody who may be interested in participating in the Elgin Census 2020 efforts.

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