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In reply to the discussion: Okay, the census pisses me off! [View all]JonAndKatePlusABird
(312 posts)40. It's a fakeout
I thought the exact same thing you did, that it was a required field, because I got the error and had the same experience as you.
Turns out, if you scroll back down and click NEXT one more time, it works, even if the field is blank.
So it IS possible to submit without further explanation. That said, thats no excuse, since the way the form is currently set up is absolutely misleading. There are ways to create the form so that certain fields are indicated as optional.
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with the monster in the Oval Office, I was using plenty of critical thinking
Trueblue Texan
Apr 2020
#30
I put "14th generation American" and I printed it small enough that it would fit in the box.
GemDigger
Apr 2020
#5
I do not understand why this is such a big problem. The Census has always, in one way...
TreasonousBastard
Apr 2020
#7
They already are. For the uninformed, filling out and sending in the Census Survey is
KPN
Apr 2020
#39
I gather that all the people who are complaining about that question never filled out a
PoindexterOglethorpe
Apr 2020
#16