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After you access the new maps @ 1 p.m. from one or more these web
sites:
http://www.courts.state.mn.us
http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/gis/html/redis-list.html
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election/redistinforpage.html
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From:
http://www.courts.state.mn.us/cio/media_advisory_3_15_02.htm
THE SUPREME COURT OF MINNESOTA
MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
ST. PAUL, MN (March 15, 2002) � Due to high volumes of expected
traffic on the state court system website around the time of the
Special Redistricting Panel�s intended release of redistricting
plans, Tuesday, March 19th at 1:00 p.m., the State Court Information
Office is disseminating the following information:
1. If no legislative plan has been enacted by Tuesday, March 19,
2002, the Panel intends to post its plan on the website at 1:00 p.m.
under the �redistricting panel� link located on the court system home
page, at http://www.courts.state.mn.us. On the website, the public
will be able to retrieve in both Word and PDF formats:
a. The Panel�s orders regarding redistricting;
b. Statewide and Twin Cities area congressional district maps;
c. Statewide and Twin Cities area legislative district maps;
d. Selected maps of metro areas around Minnesota where it is
impossible to discern the legislative districts from the statewide
perspective; and
e. Various Maptitude Reports.
Many of these files will be large and may take some time to download.
2. At 1:00 p.m., electronic copies of the Panel�s full
redistricting plans will also be distributed to the Secretary of
State�s Office and the Legislative G.I.S. Office. Members of the
public may contact these offices for more information, or may visit
the Legislative G.I.S. Office site at
http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/gis/html/redis-list.html to
utilize interactive software which can produce individual legislative
district maps and additional reports.
3. Given the volume of web traffic expected on the state court
system website, the State Court Information Office asks for the
public�s help in ensuring the site stays functional on March 19th.
�We�re asking for people�s help in avoiding a major web traffic jam,�
said Valerie Gunderson, Director of the State Court Information
Office. Those who intend to log in can help keep the site
functioning by:
Not logging in hours or days ahead of time;
Not continually hitting �refresh� on the web browser.
�Logging in ahead of time won�t help get the information any sooner
and may actually prevent us from being able to post the plans on
time,� said Gunderson. �Also, each time a user hits �refresh,� the
site momentarily seizes. If a large number of people are all hitting
�refresh� at the same time, the site will freeze up and
unfortunately, no one will have access to the information.�
In the event the website becomes temporarily disabled, the Court
Information Office asks that individual users try logging back on in
a few minutes. In addition, the public will be referred to both the
Secretary of State�s Office and the Legislative G.I.S Office as
alternatives.
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