Article I Section II of the Constitution reads: "The actual Enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct."
The Supreme Court found affirmed a Constitutional requirement for actual enumeration of Actual Enumeration in <''Reynolds v. Sims'' 377 U.S. 533, 558 (U.S. 1964) (quoting ''Wesberry v. Sanders'', 376 U.S. 1 (1964)) "In that case>we decided that an apportionment of congressional seats which "contracts the value of some votes and expands that of others" is unconstitutional, since "the Federal Constitution intends that when qualified voters elect members of Congress each vote be given as much weight as any other vote . . . .""
Since actual enumeration is established in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, it seems to imply that census enumeration is the responsibility of the Legislative branch. Thus, President Obama's attempt to have the Executive Branch oversee his planned census is unconstitutional.
== Impact on Presidential Election ==
The census of 2010, if done properly, could have a significant impact on the presidential election of 2012, as a shift in electoral college votes from "blue" (Democratic) states to "red" (Republican) states is expected. Texas, for example, may pick up three new electoral college votes.<ref>http://ev-prediction.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-glimpse-2012.html</ref>
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