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This test census asks people about their U.S.
Research shows that's likely to hurt the accuracy of numbers used to redistribute local representation and federal funding.
In a court filing, the Trump administration says it may soon formally propose to alter census numbers that the 14th Amendment says must include the, quote, whole number of persons in each state.
The 2030 census and other future federal forms have been set to ask about race and ethnicity in one question instead of separating the two, while allowing people to check more than one box.
And the boxes include a new one for Hispanic or Latino and another for Middle Eastern or North African.
government would no longer automatically classify as white.
Research shows that could allow many people to more accurately report their identities.
The White House's Office of Management and Budget is now giving agencies one more year to release plans about how they're going to adapt their surveys.
The move comes after an OMB official signaled the Trump administration is considering rolling back these changes to racial and ethnic data.
It's one of the moves described in the Conservative Action Plan Project 2025.
There are only days left to register to vote in North Carolina's primary election.
Eligible voters there can sign up in person at early voting sites through the end of the month.
And in Illinois, eligible voters have until March 1 to register online.
After that, Illinois voters can sign up at election offices through the last day of voting on March 17.
Other places getting ready to hold statewide primary races next month include Arkansas, Texas and Mississippi.
It's too late to register for those, but eligible voters still have months left to sign up to cast ballots in this fall's general election.