LWV's Talking Points: Minnesota Presidential Primary & 2020 Census (February 2020)
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Minnesota Presidential Nominating Primary mechanics
Primary ballot logistics and political party involvement
Voter privacy and personal data exposure concerns
2020 Census importance and funding impacts
Census redistricting and congressional seat allocation
Strategies for reaching hard-to-count populations
Census security, privacy, and data protection
Notable Quotes (2)
If one of the four parties wanted to simply post the list online... they could do that and that I think is disturbing.
Voter PrivacyDiscussing the lack of restrictions on voter data collected by parties
If we miss one percent of the people that's 57,000 people... that difference is huge because if we have seven instead of eight representatives.
CensusExplaining the importance of census participation for political power
People (4)
Kay EricksonHost
Moderator of the program Talking Points
Steve SimonMinnesota Secretary of State
Discusses primary election mechanics and voter privacy concerns
Susan BrowerState Demographer
Expert on census trends and data accuracy
Paul HuffmanCoordinator of Census and Redistricting
Focuses on community outreach and maximizing census participation
Places Mentioned
MinnesotaWashingtonSt. PaulChicago (Census Bureau Office)
Events & Meetings (4)
- March 3rd (Primary Election Date)
- February (Caucuses)
- August (State Primary Election)
- November 3rd (General Election Date)
Ordinances & Resolutions (1)
2016 Legislative Law
Established the presidential nominating primary and mandated party chair control over ballot candidates.