<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Ohio,<div class="">The 2020 U.S. Census is now available online and is accessible. I just completed mine using the Safari browser on my Mac without any issues. Once you click the start button it will ask you to enter the 12 digit number that the Census bureau sent to you in the U.S. Mail, do not panic. Keep reading to the right and there is a button to manually enter your physical address to start the Census.</div><div class="">The link to take the Census is: <a href="https://my2020census.gov" class="">https://my2020census.gov</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Below is a majority of the letter that was sent by the Census Bureau, I edited out the pieces that were address specific and the sections that referenced all of the ordinances by their number. I am sure if you want to read them in detail you can follow the links on the Census page.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">///</div><div class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">This is your invitation to respond to the 2020 Census. We need your help to count everyone in the United States by providing basic information about all adults, children, and babies living or staying at this address. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Results from the 2020 Census will be used to: </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; -webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">● </span><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Direct billions of dollars in federal funds to local communities for schools, roads, and other public services. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; -webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">● </span><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Help your community prepare to meet transportation and emergency readiness needs.<br class="">
</span><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; -webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">● </span><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">your political representation at all levels of government. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The Census Bureau is using the internet to securely collect your information. Responding online helps us conserve natural resources, save taxpayer money, and process data more efficiently. If<br class="">
you are unable to complete your 2020 Census questionnaire online, we will send you a paper questionnaire in a few weeks for you to complete and mail back. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The census is so important that your response is required by law, and your answers are kept completely confidential. If you do not respond, we will need to send a Census Bureau interviewer to your home to collect your answers in person. If you need help completing your 2020 Census questionnaire, please call toll-free 1-844-330-2020. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Thank you for your prompt response. Sincerely, </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13.3px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Steven D. Dillingham Director </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></p>
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</table><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS <a href="http://my2020census.gov" class="">my2020census.gov</a> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">What is the 2020 Census? </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The goal of the census is to count every person living in the United States once, only once and in the right place. Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution mandates that this population and housing count occur every 10 years. Census data guide how more than $675 billion in federal funding is distributed to states and communities each year. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Am I required to respond to the 2020 Census? </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Yes, you are required by law to respond to the 2020 Census. We are conducting the<br class="">
2020 Census under the authority of Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141, 193 and 221. This collection of information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB approval number is 0607-1006. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct the census. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">How long will my 2020 Census questionnaire take? </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The Census Bureau estimates that completing the questionnaire will take 10 minutes on average.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">How do I respond?<br class="">
Go to <a href="http://my2020census.gov" class="">my2020census.gov</a> to complete your 2020 Census questionnaire online.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">How will the Census Bureau use the information I provide? </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">By law, the Census Bureau can only use your responses to produce statistics. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Are my answers confidential and private? </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Yes. The Census Bureau is required by law to protect your information (Title 13, U.S. Code, Section 9). </span></p><div class="">///</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div>Jim Weiss</div><div><a href="mailto:jimweiss72@icloud.com" class="">jimweiss72@icloud.com</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class="">“The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.” | National Federation of the Blind<br class=""><br class=""></div>
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