Census deadline extended to Oct. 31

A court ruling has resulted in the extension of the U.S. census response deadline to Oct. 31.

While the deadline is normally July, this year, anticipating coronavirus-related complications, the U.S. Census Bureau initially extended the response deadline to the end of October to give people more time. But in midsummer, it moved the deadline up by a month without warning.

At the time the change was announced, some voiced concern that a shortened time frame…