Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey today announced the online release of Tennessee’s new state Senate district maps with street-level detail.
He said the release "is an unprecedented step in the history of redistricting in Tennessee and gives the general public access to the same information as county election officials."
“The first Republican redistricting process was not just fair and legal -- it was also open and honest,” said Lt. Governor Ramsey. “Technology has given us the opportunity to distribute information quickly, efficiently and with little cost to the taxpayer. The new districts belong to Tennessee citizens so it is important for us to make the new maps widely available as soon as possible.”
Using Google’s publicly available Maps application, the Office of Legislative Information Services has created a map that displays Tennessee’s new redistricting data in a clean, detailed and easy-to-use fashion, he said. Citizens now have the ability to find their own district as well as explore districts statewide, it was stated.
He said, "This year’s redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history. In September, we opened the redistricting process, soliciting map proposals from the general public. Any Tennessean with access to a computer and an internet connection had the ability to participate in the redistricting process."
ONLINE: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/districtmaps/redist.html