The 14th Amendment mandates that all persons in each state be counted in census numbers used for electing presidents and Congress members. President Trump has stated that he has directed the Commerce Department to initiate a census based on information from the 2024 presidential election. It remains uncertain whether he is referring to the upcoming 2030 national census or an earlier count. This announcement follows shortly after the Census Bureau released its operational plan for the 2030 census.
The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" to be included in a key set of census numbers used to determine how presidents and members of Congress are elected.
Trump said he's instructed the Commerce Department to "immediately begin work" on a census using "the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024."
It's unclear if Trump is referring to the regularly scheduled national head count in 2030 or an earlier tally.
The Trump announcement comes just a couple weeks after the Census Bureau released their operational plan for the 2030 count.
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