Census 2000: The Challenge of the Count : Hearing Before the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, June 6, 1996

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Page 66 - Reynolds v. Sims, 377 US 533, 555 (1964) ("the right of suffrage can be denied by a debasement or dilution of the weight of a citizen's vote just as effectively as by wholly prohibiting the free exercise of the franchise"). Thus, the
Page 63 - Secretary shall, in the year 1980 and every 10 years thereafter, take a decennial census of population as of the first day of April of such year, which date shall be known as the "decennial census date", in such form and content as he may determine, including the use of sampling procedures and special surveys. The
Page 62 - Correctly viewed, §5 is a positive grant of legislative power authorizing Congress to exercise its discretion in determining whether and what legislation is needed to secure the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Page 63 - [elxcept for the determination of population for purposes of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States, the Secretary shall, if he considers it feasible, authorize the use of the statistical method known as "sampling" in carrying out the provisions of this
Page 118 - [The prepared statement of Hon. Thomas E. Petri follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS E. PETRI, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN I would like to thank
Page 73 - 141(a). The Secretary is assisted in the performance of that responsibility by the Bureau of the Census and its head, the Director of the Census. See §2; §21 ("[The] Director shall perform such duties as may be imposed upon him by law, regulations, or orders of the Secretary*). The
Page 64 - for the determination of population for apportionment purposes, the Secretary may, where he deems it appropriate, authorize the use of the statistical method known as 'sampling* in carrying out the provisions of this
Page 62 - the Necessary and Proper Clause, US Const., art. I, §8, cl. 18. 'Correctly viewed, §5 is a positive grant of legislative power authorizing Congress to exercise its discretion in determining whether and what legislation is needed to secure the guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Page 61 - did not object to the conjectural ratio which was to prevail in the outset; but considered a Revision from time to time according to some permanent & precise standard as essential to [the] fair representation required in the [first] branch.
Page 89 - where he deems it appropriate, authorize the use of the statistical method known as 'sampling* in carrying out the provisions of this title. £££ Pub. L. 85-207, f 14; 71 Stat.

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