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Secretary Galvin, NCSL warn Massachusetts to start census outreach now amid undercount risks
Summary
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin and National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) officials told the Senate committee that local record quality, student and immigrant populations and postal uncertainties increase the risk of undercounts and that grant support and municipal coordination should begin immediately.
Boston — State and national lawmakers and experts told the Massachusetts Senate that efforts to secure a complete 2030 census count should begin now, warning that declining municipal record quality, shifting housing patterns and heightened immigrant anxiety could depress self‑response.
William F. Galvin, secretary of the Commonwealth, told the committee Massachusetts must bolster municipal records, conduct proactive outreach and provide technical grants to municipalities and community groups to avoid an undercount that would reduce federal funding and political representation.
"We need to make sure these local records are kept better," Secretary Galvin said. He cited retirements of local clerks, problems with postal delivery and changes in housing use — for example, industrial buildings converted to housing — as immediate…
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